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THE    ANCIENT    SETTLEMENT    OF    PENTAGOET 
AND    THE    MODERN    TOWN 


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GEORGE    AUGUSTUS    WHEELER,    A.M.,    M.D. 


"One  of  those  old  towns  — with  a  history  " 

Hoi  men 


BOSTON 

ROCKWELL    AND    CHURCHILL    PRESS 

1896 


Copyright,  iSc/),  by 
GEORGE    A.    WHEELER 


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PUBLISHED    IN   THE    KIRST   CENTENNIAL    YEAR 

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«ttraolio,„  of  modem  Castine.  ^ 

O.  A.  W. 


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CONTENTS. 


Part  First. 


Chapter  niSTORICAL. 

I.  Early  Explorers. -Ancknt  Namks.  -  Ahoru;,n,,.s,         ] 

rr.  French    Settlements 

HI.  The   Castin   Familv 

IV.  The   First    Permanent    Settleiss 

v.  Period    ok   the    Uevoli  tion    . 

VI.  LvooRi.oRATioN._nurnsH    «),<.,  i.A,.-.v    OF    ISir.     .         Z\ 

Vri.  Later   Annals   oe   the    Town 


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Part  Second. 


MODEKX    r  A  STIVE. 

r.     Interesting    FIistorical    Pr.ArEs.  —  Relics 
II.     Cottages,  CiniUHEs,   Wa,.ks    ano   Drives,  Boat- 
ing, Canoe   Trips,   etc. 
III.     Hotels,  Routes,   etc. 

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ILLUSTRATIONS. 


Mat   of   Cvstink   axo   Vicinity 

PoKTUAIT    OF     TlIK     Al  TIIOR 

ViKW    OF    Castim;         .... 
Winona.   Maid    of   tiik    Mist 
Om)    Fii!k-En(;ixk         .... 
Thk    I  Took  10    IIoisi;      .... 
Tlan    of    Fukntji    Fout   in   ir.TO 

Il»KAL     I'olMltAIT     OF     BaUON     CaSTIN    . 

Fon.MKK    WniTNKV    Ilorsi;   (Tiik  "Castlk") 
PouTUAiT   OF    Hon.  J.  W.  Castine,  M.r. 
PouTisAiT    OF    Mit.  John    Pehkins 
Old    MEKTiNci-irot.sK.     Vikw    on   Court   Stk 

Tkask's    Ho(  k 

Staikwav   of    yUi.   Georoi:    II.  Witherle's    IIo 
ViEAv   IN  Witiieiu.k    Park  .... 

Lo(tKiN(;    ri'    Main    Street 

The    Common        ...... 

Mr.  Ciiari.es    II.   IIooFF.ifs    Kesidexce 

Bl,0(  K-IIOT'SE 

View    on    Perkins    Street 

Portrait   of   1)o<tor   .Iosefii    L.  Stevens 

Mr.      XoAII     IJltOOKS     IN     IMS      LiHRARV 

Castine    Haruor   and   Normal   School    Buili 

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Ruins   of  the   Fuexju   Fout 
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Castine    IfousE    . 
The  "Castine"  Coins 
The  "Copper   Plate" 
AooNcr  Cottage 
The  Wilson   Cottage 
Otteii   Kock   Cottage 
Belmont   Cottage 
WiNONAH   Cottage 
The   Fuller   Cottage 

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Fpnnv  7.  MoK<.RA<.E,  North   Castine 

Ferry-Boat   at   North    Castine 

Acadian   Hotel   ...  * 

Pentagoet   House 

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CASTINE 

PAST    AND    PRESENT 


CHAPTEli    I. 


EARL  Y   EXPLORERS.  —  ANC/EXT   XAMES.  — 
ABORIGIXES. 

rpi[E  town  of  Cjistino  was  named  in  lionor  of  its  first 
known  wl.ite  settler,  —  Uaron  Jean  Vineent  de 
Saint  Castin,  a  Freneli  nobleman  from  the  province  of 
Uleron.  It  eonstitnted,  just  l)efore  reeeivinjr  its  pre'sent 
mame,  the  more  important  thou-li  smaller  part  of  tlie 
town  of  I'enobseot. 

Long  before  the  advent  of  anv  Euroi)eans  its  wooded 
shores  were  tenanted  by  the  red-men.  The  national  des- 
ignation of  these  savages  was  the  Etehemins.  The  jKir- 
ticiilar  tribe  wiiich  made  the  j)eninsulii  of  Castine  their 
headquarters  wereealle.l  Tarratines,  and,  under  the  name 
of  Tenobscots,  still  live  at  Oldtown,  as  wards  of  the  State. 
Tliese  Indians  have  ahvays  been  somewhat  different  from 
those  occupying  the  AVest.'m  plains,  and  even  from  the 
Massachusetts  tribes.  The  description  of  them  giv.-n  by 
Father  hiard  in  1(;16,  as  to  their  personal  appearance, 
Avith  the  excej.tion  of  the  last  paragraph  will  apply  to 


2  Ancient  Castine. 

tlinni  to-day.  Tlioy  are,  ho  says,  "  nomads,  haunting  the 
woods,  and  niucli  scattcrod  bcoauso  tlioy  live  by  the  chase, 
by  tlie  fruits  of  tlie  (sarth,  and  l)y  lishinj,'.  They  are 
abnost  beardhiss,  and  in  general  are  a  little  sniaUer  and 
more  slender  than  wo  are,  without  lacking.  how«'Ver,  in 
grace  or  dignity.  Their  complexion  is  slightly  tanned. 
They  generally  ])aint  their  faces,  and  in  mourning  black«^!i 
tliera."  The  most  noteworthy  of  their  (diieftains  was 
Madockawando,  both  on  account  of  his  disposition  and 
l)ersonal  cliaracter,  and  on  account  of  the  infiuenco  he 
exerted  over  other  sachems,  but  still  more  for  having 
been  the  father-in-law  of  the  Ihiron  de  Saint  Castin. 

Historians,  for  the  most  part,  agree  that  tlunigh  brave 
he  was  peac^eably  inclined,  and  that  the  prisoners  under 
his  keeping  were  remarkably  well  treated.  Madocka- 
wando died  in  1()97,  and  was  succeeded  by  Wenamouet. 
Orono,  who  is  represented  as  a  man  of  exemplary  char- 
acter, and  who  was  reputed  to  be  a  son  of  the  ]>ar(^n  de 
Saint  Castin,  was  also  at  one  time  a  sachem  of  the  tribe. 
The  town  of  Orono,  in  Tenobscot  county,  commemorates 
his  name. 

The  eastern  section  of  IVEaine  was  one  of  the  first  por- 
tions of  the  continent  visited  by  the  early  explorers. 
Champlain  is  commonly  supposed  to  have  been  the  first 
European  to  have  landed  (about  1604)  upon  these  shores. 
There  is  some,  though  perhaps  not  very  trustworthy,  au- 
thority for  believing  that  there  may  have  been  a  French 
fishing  or  trading  station  in  this  vicinity  prior  to  the 
year  1556.  Penobscot  river  and  bay  were  explored  in 
the  year  1605  by  George  Weymouth  and  his  companions. 
One  of  these  was  James  Rosier,  in  honor  of  whom  the 


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Cii])e  lit  the  soutli-wostcrn  extrcMnity  <>t'  tlm  town  of 
IJrooksvillc,  near  wlii<*li  lu;  is  said  to  liave  ancliorcd  his 
vess«'l,  ivncivnl  its  name.  A  colony  was  sont  lirro  from 
Franco  in  ICd.'J,  Imt  made  a  settlement  at  Mount  Desert 
instead,  called  Saint  Sauveur.  This  sc^ttlement  was, 
however,  broken  up  liy  the  Knj^lish  the  same  sunumu' 
that  it  was  commenced  and  tlu;  settlers  scattered. 
Whether  any  of  them  came  to  this,  the  jdaee  of  their 
original  (U'stination,  can  only  be  surmised.  There  is 
little  doidjt  that  the  French  were  here  as  early  as  1()14, 
and  may  have  had  a  fort  here  at  the  time,  thou«,di  if  so 
it  must  soon  have  been  abandoned  or  destroyed. 

An  examination  of  almost  all  of  the  early  charts  of  the 
coast  will  show  that  the  Penobscot  bay  and  river  were 
(luite  j)articularly,  though  very  curiously,  delineated.  The 
river  was  know?i  then  by  the  various  names  of  Agoncy, 
Norumbegue,  Rio  Grande,  and  Rio  Hermoso,  —  the  beau- 
tiful river.  Its  appellation  of  Penobscot  was  given  on 
account  of  its  rocky  shores,  such  being  th(;  meaning  of 
the  original  Indian  Avord  —  Penopscauk.  The  meaning 
of  the  name  I'entagoet,  called  by  the  Dutch  Pountegouy- 
cet,  and  by  the  J^ritish  Pemi)tegouet,  which  was  applied 
by  the  French  to  the  peninsula  of  Castine,  is  a  matter  of 
sonu^  difference  of  o[)inion.  It  is  without  doubt  the 
French  pronunciation  of  an  Indian  name,  and  is 
thought  to  mean  "The  entrance  of  the  river."  The  arm 
of  the  sea  which  is  now  known  as  the  Bagaduce  river, 
was  in  former  times  called  Matchebiguatus,  and  was 
known  during  the  period  of  the  Revolution  as  Maja- 
Bagaduce.  It  is  an  Indian  designation,  and  there  is  a 
tradition  among  the  Penobscot  Indians  that  it  received 


4  Ancient  Casiine. 

its  appellation  from  tlie  circumstance  of  an  infant  being 
swept  away  by  the  rising  tide  from  its  mother's  arms  as 
the  two  lay  sleeping,  on  a  summer's  day,  on  the  beach 
between  high  and  low  water  mark.  The  ablest  students 
of  the  Indian  dialects,  liowever,  are  agreed  that  the 
meaning  of  the  word  is,  "  At  the  place  where  there  is  no 
safe  harbor,"  —  of  course,  for  the  sheltering  of  canoes 
left  in  the  water,  as  the  Indians  had  no  large  vessels. 
Tlie  name  is  inappropriate  at  the  present  day. 


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FRENCri  SETTLEMENT. 

rpHE  first  atteii)])!  at  anything  like  a  permanent  set- 
-*-  tlenient  was  made;  in  1(529  l)y  Isaac  Allerton,  under 
direction  of  the  riyniouth  Colony,  who  established  here 
a  trading-house  for  the  purpose  of  bartering  for  furs 
with  the  Indians.  This  trading-house,  like  all  others  of 
that  period,  was  undoubtedly  built  for  defence  also,  and 
was  ])robably  surrounded  by  a  stockade.  The  site  of  it  is 
purely  conjectural,  but  all  the  i)robabilities  are  in  favor  of 
its  being  jit  the  place  where  D'Aulney's  fort  was  shortly 
after  erected. 

The  riymouth  (.'olouy  held  possession  of  the  place  for 
about  six  years,  though  not  without  some  opposition. 
In  June,  1()32,  a  French  vessel,  conunanded  by  a  French- 
man from  Nova  Scotia,  visited  the  i)lace  during  the  tem- 
porary absence  of  the  commander  of  the  station  with  most 
of  his  men,  and  attacking  the  few  remaining  keepei-s  of 
the  trading-house,  compelled  them  to  surrender.  After 
seizing  property  to  the  value  of  "cr^m  they  left,  with  a 
message  to  Allerton  ''to  remember  the  Isle  of  lie,"  allud- 
ing to  the  brilliant  success  of  the  French  at  the  Isle  of 
Re,  in  France,  in  1G27. 

Three  years  later,  Charles  de  ]Menou  d'Aulney  de  Char- 
nissy,  who  was  a  subordinate  officer  under  General  Razil- 
lai,  the  Governor  of  Acadia,  attacked  the  trading-liouse 


QJJJ^^ 


6 


Ancient  Castine. 


and  drove  otf  its  occupants.  The  Plymouth  Colony  soon 
attempted  to  regain  possession,  and  Captain  Girling,  of 
the  "Hope,"  a  ship  hired  at  Ipswich,  Mass.,  accompanied 
by  Miles  Standisli,  attacked  the  place  unsuccessfully, 
althougli  it  was  held  by  only  eighteen  men.  Had  the 
captain  listened  to  the  advice  of  Standish,  and  not  com- 
menced his  attack  until  he  got  close  in,  he  might  have 
succeeded.  He  ac;tually  used  up  his  powder  before  he 
got  near  enough  to  do  any  harm.  Thus  terminated  the 
occupation  of  the  place  by  the  Plymouth  Colony. 

General  Razillai,  Commander  of  Acadia,  gave  the  sub- 
ordinate command  of  all  the  country  to  the  eastward  of 
the  St.  Croix  river  to  Charles  St.  Estienne  de  La  Tour, 
and  of  all  the  country  to  the  westward  of  that  river  — 
as  far  as  the  French  claim  extended  —  to  Monsieur 
Charles  de  Menou  d'Aulney.  Pentagoet  therefore  came 
under  the  control  of  D'Aulney. 

After  the  death  of  Razillai,  which  occurred  in  the  year 
1635,  D'Aulney  and  La  Tour  both  claimed  the  supreme 
command  in  Acadia.  The  quarrel  which  ensued  between 
them  lasted  many  years,  and  during  its  continuance  a 
bitter  contest  was  waged,  with  varying  success,  between 
these  two  leaders  and  their  respective  adherents.  La 
Tour  applied  for  assistance  to  the  government  of  Massa- 
chusetts. The  rulers  of  that  Commonwealth  consented 
to  his  hiring  ships  and  men  to  carry  on  his  contest.  He 
accordingly  hired  four  vessels,  and  with  eighty  men 
attacked  D'Aulney,  at  St.  Croix,  who  fled  to  Pentagoet, 
where  he  remained  unmolested  until  1643,  when  La  Tour 
attempted  the  capture  of  the  place.  Although  the  com- 
mander-in-chief of  the  vessels  hired  at  Boston  would  not 


ony  soon 
rling,  of 
inpanied 
essfully, 
Had  the 
not  com- 
ht  have 
3fore  he 
ited  the 

the  sub- 
ward  of 
^a  Tour, 
river  — 
onsieur 
■e  came 

;he  year 
upreme 
)etween 
lance  a 
>etween 
s.     La 
Massa- 
isented 
it.     He 
;y  men 
tagoet, 
a  Tour 
e  com- 
ild  not 


Frenc/i  Settlement,  7 

himself  make  any  assault  upon  D'Aulney,  vet  thirty  of 
the  N"en-  Eno-laud  men,  probably  inrtuenood  by  their  sym- 
pathy for  La  Tour  on  aocumnt  of  his  Protestantism,  volun- 
tarily joined  him  and  drove  some  of  J)'Aulney's  force  from 
a  mill  where  they  had  fortified  themselves.  Three  of 
D'Aulney \s  men  were  killed  in  this  confliet  and  three  of 
La  four's  were  wounded.  They  set  hre  to  the  mill  and 
burned  some  standing  corn. 

In  the  summer  following  La  Tour,  hearing  that  the  fort 
which  D  Anluey  had  built  (lu'esumablv  ou  the  site  of  the 
former   trading-house)    was    very    weaklv   mauned,    de- 
spatched Mr.  Wannerton,  of  Piscataqua.  and  some  other 
f^iiglish  gentlemen,  who  were  with  him  at  the  time,  to- 
gether with  about  twenty  of   his  own  men,  to  capture 
the  place.     They  went  to  the  farmhouse  of  D'Aulney's 
situatcl  about  six  miles  from  the  fort,  probably  at  what  is 
iiow  known  as  \Viuslow's  Cove,  in   Penobscot.     Wauner- 
ton  and  two  of  his  men  knocked  at  the  door  of  the  house 
ihe  door  was  o]>encd  by  one  of    the  inmates,  another 
immediately    shot    AVannerton    fatallv.    while   a    third 
woumle.l  one  of  Wannerton's  companions  in  the  shoul- 
der,  but   was    immediately  killed  in    return.     The  rest 
of  the  company  now  came    in,    took   possession  of  the 
house    and   ma<le   the    two    remaining   men    prisoners. 
After  killing  all  the  cattle,  they  burned  the  house  and  at 
once  embarked  for  Boston.     On  the  eightli  day  of  Octo- 
ber following  articles  of  peace  were  concluded  between 
1)  Aulney  and  John  Endicott,  CU)vernor  of  Xew  England 
La  lour,  however,  was  allowed  to  hire  vessels  to  carry 
supplies  to  his  fort  at  St.  Croix.     This  gave  offence  to 
JJ  Aulney,  who  l)ecame   troublesome  and  seized  all  the 


mm 


8 


Ancient  Castine. 


vessels  lie  could  that  attempted  to  trade  with  La  Tour. 
D'Aulney  retained  (|uiet  possession  of  his  tort  from  tliis 
time  until  his  deatli,  which  occurred  in  1(151.  The  long- 
continu(3d  and  bitter  ([uarrel  between  these  two  rivals  for 
supremacy  had  a  very  romantic  endinjj,  though  one  not, 
perhaps,  to  be  mucli  wondered  at  in  vi(;w  of  the  times 
and  circumstances.  La  Tour  married  the  widow  (»f  liis 
late  foe  within  one  yeai"  after  the  death  of  the  latter  ! 
After  this,  La  Tour  exercised  authority  over  the  place 
for  about  two  years.  He  was,  however,  here  in  per- 
son but  seldom,  his  i)rincii):d  residence  being  at  St. 
John,  N.Ji. 

D'Aulney  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  to  teach  the 
Imlians  in  this  rt\gion  the  use  of  fire-arms.  AVhile  D'Aul- 
ney and  La  Tour  belonged  to  the  nobility,  the  French  set- 
tlers under  them  belonged  to  tlui  poor(\st  class  of  tlie 
peasantry  of  that  age,  and  were  alike  ignorant  and 
depraved,  superstitious  and  bigoted. 

rentagoet  was  taken  in  l()i")4  l)y  the  English,  under 
orders  from  Cromwell,  but  the  French  settlers  w«M'e 
allowed  to  renuiin.  As  a  result  of  the  war  between  Eng- 
land and  France  the  provnice  of  Nova  Scotia  was,  by  tlie 
treaty  of  ]>reda.  surrendered  to  the  ErtMich  July  o\,  1(>(>7. 
In  February.  1008,  another  artichi  was  added  to  this 
treaty,  ceding  the  whole  of  Acadia  to  the  F^rench,  and 
specifying  Fentagoet  by  name.  The  place  was  not 
actually  given  up,  however,  until  lOTO,  when  Capt. 
Kichard  Walker  nuuhi  a  fon»ud  surrender  of  it  to  jNIon- 
sieur  Hubert  d'Andigny,  Chevalier  de  Grandfontaine. 
Crandfontaine  was  instructed  l)y  the  French  king  to 
n-.ake  this  place   his   headcpuirters,  and  to   put  it  in  a 


French  Settlement, 


0 


oompleto  state  of  defence ;  also  to  promote  business 
and  trattie  alon.t^  the  coast,  especially  tlie  fisheries  and 
l)r(*i)arinLC  of  furs.  The  Englisli  who  were  here  were 
allowed  to  rciiiaiii,  upon  takin<j^  an  oath  of  alle<,nance  to 
the  French  crown,  and  some  of  them  may  have  accepted 
the  privilege.  All  others,  however,  were  obliged  to  have 
a  si»ecial  ])ermit  from  the  king  in  order  to  do  business 
hei'c. 

Fort  I'entagoet  was  erected  to  preserve  the  French 
title  to  th(^  Penobscot  as  the  western  boundary  of  Aca- 
dia,. Its  condition  at  the  time  of  its  capture  by  the 
English  is  not  known.  Probably  it  was  greatly  enlarged 
by  th(nn  afterwards.  Its  condition  at  the  time  of  its  sur- 
render back  to  Grandfontaine  is  thus  given  : 


Condtfhm  of  the  Fort  and  post  of  Pentaf/oet  as  it  was 
in  the  If  ear  1070,  the  sixth  of  August,  when  the  EngVish 
surrendered  it. 

First,  a,  lV)rt  with  four  bastions,  well  flanked,  which 
bastions,  taking  them  as  far  as  the  verge  of  the  terrace 
inside,  are  sixteen  feet. 

The  terraces  on  tlie  inside  are  eight  feet  within  the 
curtains. 

( >ii  entering  in  at  the  said  fort  there  is  npon  the  left 
hand  a  guard-liouse  tliat  is  from  twelve  to  thirteen  paces 
in  length  and  six  in  breadth. 

L' pon  the  same  side  is  a  low  magazine  witli  anotlier  of 
e(puil  size  and  length,  being  thirty-six  paces  in  length 
and  about  twelve  in  bieadth,  covered  with  shingles, 
under  which  magazines  tliere  is  a  snuiU  cellar  nearly 
half  as  large  as  the  magazines,  in  which  there  is  a  well. 


10 


Ancient  Castine. 


Upon  tlu;  rif^lit  luiiid  on  entering  into  said  fort  there 
is  a  liouse  of  the  same  size  as  the  aforesaid  },niard-lioiise, 
in  which  tliere  are  tliree  rooms. 

Above  the  passaj^e  which  is  between  the  <jfuar(l-house 
and  the  liouse  whicli  is  upon  the  right,  there  is  a  chapel, 
eight  paces  in  length  and  six  in  breadth,  built  of  timber, 
and  with  mud  walls  [bouzillage],  u])on  which  is  a  small 
steeple,  in  which  is  a  metallic  bell  weighing  eight(ien 
pounds,  the  whole  covered  with  shingles. 

Upon  the  right  hand  is  a  house,  of  the  like  length  and 
breadth  as  the  nuigazine,  of  the  same  character  except 
that  it  is  not  all  covered,  and  that  it  has  no  cellar.  All 
of  which  houses  are  built  of  stone  from  ]VIaycnne,  [in 
the  places]  where  a  little  repair  is  necessary. 

Sixty  jtaces  from  the  place  there  is  a  shed  —  half  cov- 
ered with  plank  —  twenty-five  paces  long  and  twelve 
wide,  which  serves  to  house  the  cattle. 

About  one  hundred  and  forty  paces  from  the  ])lace 
there  is  a  garden,  which  has  been  found  in  (juite  good 
condition,  in  which  there  are  seventy  or  eighty  feet  of 
fruit  trees. 

In  regard  to  the  artillery  ui)on  the  rampart  of  the  said 

» 

fort,  the  following  cannon  were  found,  first : 

Six  iron  guns  carrying  six-pound  b.'ills,  two  having  new 
carriages  and  the  other  four  old,  and  the  wheels  new, 
which  six  pieces  weigh,  according  to  their  marks. 


One 

One 

Three  others 

One 


1800  pounds. 
1230   '' 

irm     " 

1350   " 


French  Settlement. 


11 


Besides,  two  pieces  eiirrviii,!;  two-]  to  mid  btills,  liavinj^ 
old  cinTi;ij,'es  and  ii«*\v  wheels,  weighing 


Olio 

The  other 


l.'UO  j)ouii(ls. 
1 0'i'>  a 


IJesides,  two  iron  eulverins,  three-])onndors,  with  their 
earriages  old  and  wheels  new,  weighing  each  IHT)  pounds. 

l>(!sides,  upon  a  ]»latt'onii  overlooking  the  sea  and  out- 
side of  the  fort,  two  iron  guns  earrying  an  eiglit-pound 
hall,  having  new  earriages, 


One  weighing 
The  other 


IVim  pounds. 


u 


In  the  fort  is  found  200  bullets  from  tiiree  to  eight 
})ounds  in  size.  Lastly,  upon  the  ramparts  there  are  six 
iron  guns  without  stoek,  and  dismounted,  that  they  judge 
to  weigh  1200  pounds. 

To  supplement  the  foregoing  description,  eopies  of  tlie 
original  plans  of  the  fort,  obtained  from  the  archives  of 
the  French  Marine,  through  the  kindness  of  Monsieur 
Henry  Vignaud,  Secretary  of  the  American  Legation  at 
Paris,  are  here  presented. 

One  of  the  most  noticeable  things  shown  by  a  compari- 
son of  the  plans  with  the  description  given  above,  is  the 
size  of  the  fort.  It  was  very  much  larger  than  one  would 
at  all  imagine,  to  judge  merely  from  what  can  be  seen  to- 
day, and  was  .also,  for  that  period,  well  mounted,  having 
sixteen  guns,  and  all  but  one  commanding  the  water 
front.      From   the   descriptive    text   accomitanying   the 


12 


Ancient  Casiine. 


second  plan  it  ai)[)ears  tliat  tho  chapel,  ))resunial)ly  that 
of  "Our  Lady  of  Holy  Hope,"  was  built  over  the  ^'ate- 
way,  and  was  doubtless  entered  from  the  rampart.  The 
by-place,  or  small  redoubt,  marked  "J,"  wiis  probably 
where  the  sentinel  j:,auirdinjjf  tlie  jjjate  was  stationed.  The 
remains  of  this  fort  are  still  visible,  and  are  to  be  seen 
on  entering,'  the  harbor.  They  are  situated  on  ]*erkins 
street,  two  lots  below  the  ''  Agoncy  "  cottage,  and  will  be 
referred  to  in  a  subsequent  chapter. 

Grandfontaine  resided  here;  in  command  of  the  fort  for 
about  four  years.  He  renuirks  in  a  letter  written  at  the 
time  that  the,  air  Jiere  As  rery  good,  an  nssertion  not  diffi- 
cult to  substantiate  to-day.  The  populati(jn  here  in 
1()71  consisted  of  thirty-oiu;  souls.  In  1(173  (Irandfon- 
taine  was  succeeded  by  Monsieur  de  ('hanibly.  In  1G74 
an  Knglishnuin,  nanunl  John  Khoades,  gained  access  to 
the  fort  in  disguise,  remained  some  four  days,  and  re- 
turning with  the  crew  of  a  Flenush  corsair,  mimed  the 
"Flying  Horse"  and  carrying  two  Iniudred  men,  sur- 
prised the  garrison.  The  soldiers  defended  themselves 
bravely  for  an  hour,  until  Chambly  received  a  musket-shot 
in  the  body,  and  his  ensign  was  also  wounded.  The  pi- 
rates pillaged  the  fort,  took  away  all  the  guns,  and  carried 
away  Chambly  and  Marson.  Two  years  later  the  fort 
was  again  captured  by  the  ])utcli.  Several  vessels  were, 
however,  shortly  sent  from  l^oston,  and  they  were  driven 
off.  Baron  Castin  then  took  the  charge  of  the  fortifica- 
tion, and  retained  it  as  long  as  it  was  kept  up. 


that 
fiiti- 
Tl.o 
il)ly 
The 
ieen 
iiins 
1  he 

;for 
tlie 
liffi- 
iii 
t'oii- 
G74 
1  to 
re- 
tlie 
iur- 
ves 
hot 
pl- 
ied 
ort 
n-e, 
/en 
ica- 


r 


IDEAL     PORTRAIT     OF     BARON     CASTINE. 


l\       ;,  J' 


CIIAITKIJ    iir. 


m 


ri/K   CAST  I  y   FAMILY. 

\a)\  the  yoiiiii;  Maron  of  St.  CiiHtiiu', 
Swift  art  the  wind  in,  and  an  wild, 
lias  married  a  diinliy  'I'arratlnc  — 
Has  marrii'd  Madocawando'H  child  I 

I.oNiJKKi.i.ow  —  Thf  liaron  (>/  St.  CuHlinfi. 

One  whoHC  lieardi'd  cho»-l< 
And  white  and  wrinkled  brow  honpcak 

A  wanderer  from  the  shore-*  of  France. 
A  few  lon«  loL-kn  of  Hcatterini;  -now 
Ifeneatli  a  haltered  morion  How , 
And  from  the  rivcin  of  hix  vcnI, 
Which  ginJH  in  wtecl  hiH  anii.le  breaft, 

'l"he  slanted  t»uubeamH  glance. 
In  the  harsh  outlines  of  his  face 
Passion  and  sin  have  left  their  tr.ice; 
Vet,  save  worn  lirow.ind  ihin  !,'ra.v  hair, 
No  signs  of  weary  a^e  are  there. 

His  step  is  lirm,  his  eye  is  keen, 
Nor  yeais  In  l)roil  and  l)attle  spent, 
Nor  toil,  nor  wounds,  nor  i)ain,  hud  bent 

The  lordly  frame  of  old  Castine. 

WiiiTTiKK  -  Moiff/  Mego)U'. 

2V\I{()N  CASTIN  u-iis  horn  at  OhM'on,  noa,-  tlio  bor- 
<ltM-  of  \W  PyiviH.fs,  FraiKH'.  I[p,  doul.tlos.s, 
posse.sse.l  a  fair  knoul...!-,.  of  th,-  militarv  arts  of  the 
period  i„  whicli  1h-  Hv.mI.  as  hv  was  at  o,,..  time  a 
eohniol  in  tho  kino's  ho-ly-uanh  Ho  was  aftorwanls 
coinmaiKhn-  of  a  somewhat  ceh'hratod  re-imont,  ealh'd 
tlie  "OaricrnanSalieres,"  which  was  smt  ever  to(,)uebeeto 
1-e.strain  the  imnirsions  of  the  :Mohawk  Indians  about  the 


14 


Aiicicut  Gutinc. 


year  irtda,  Tlu;  lu'xt  yeiir  tlio  rej^inient  was  (lisbaiidcd 
and  Castiu  dismissed  from  t\\v  army  on  that  Jiccu^uiit. 
JIo  in  all  probability  telt  cha<,a'ined  and  incensed  at  his 
dismissal.  However  this  may  have  been,  he  determined 
to  remain  in  this  country  and  to  take  up  his  abode  with 
tlie  Indians.  IVrha[)s  a  grant  from  the  king  of  a  con- 
siderabh;  (jnantity  of  land  had  something  to  do  with  his 
choice.  Me  came  to  this  ]ieninsula,  it  is  believed,  that 
sanu!  year,  KKJd.  and  erected  a  safe  and  comnujdious  resi- 
dence. About  the  year  1(587  or  1(I8(S  he  married  Madock- 
awando's  daugliter.  Her  baptismal  name  was  JMathilde. 
![(!  had  two  sons  and  a  daughter  whom  lie  recognized  as 
legitimate,  —  Anselm,  Joseph  Dabidis.  and  Anastasie. 
He  had  at  least  one  child,  Therese,  by  another  mother. 
Th(^  character  attrilnited  to  ('astin  differs  according  to 
the  various  prepossessions  of  those  describing  him.  ]>y 
nearly  all  of  his  contemi)oraries  he  is  re])resented  as  a 
man  of  good  abilities,  very  daring  and  enteri)rising,  of 
very  fascinating  address  and  manners,  and  as  j)ossessing 
a  comp(!tent  education.  He  was  liberal  and  kindly  in  his 
feelings,  and  a  devout  Catludic  in  his  religion.  He  was 
held  in  high  esteem  by  the  French  in  general,  by  whom  he 
was  considered  a  man  of  sound  understanding,  and  one 
desirous  of  meriting  respect.  His  ridations,  however, 
with  the  governor.  Monsieur  IVnrot,  were  not  very  ami- 
cable, and,  at  on<^  time,  the  latter  detained  him  seventy 
days  upon  the  charge  of  "  a  weakness  he  had  for  some 
females."  ]>y  the  Indians,  over  whom  he  had  great  con- 
trol, he  was  considered  in  the  light  of  a  tutelar  divinity. 
He  was  feared  as  w«dl  as  hated  by  the  English,  who 
accused  him  of  inciting  the  savages  against  them,  and  of 


TIic  distill  Fiimilv. 


15 


pi-ovi(lino-  tliciu  witli  urins  and  aniimuiitioii 


Thoy 


Jiiiule 


le 


as 


sevenil  atk'iiipts  to  indiiee  him  to  dest-rt  t\w  Frenol 
cause,  and  .Mr.  Palmer,  a  jud.<;t'  ;it  Xt'W  York,  at  oi 
time  offinvd  him  a  ,niant  of  all  tho  lands  he  claimed 
his  if  he  wonld  become  a  suhjeet  of  Great  JU'itain.  He 
always,  however,  n^fused  to  recognize  the  Knm-lish.  and 
lereby  preserved  the  possession    of   the   place    to    the 


tl 


French  until  the  vear  lOOo.  wl 


»en,  seeing  the  fntilitv  of 


further  op[)osition.  he  gave  in   his  adhesion  to  the  Hi 


VJ- 


lish 


1 


crown.     Castin   was  a  man  of  considerahl 


e  means 


lavmg  come   into  an   inheritance   in    France,  about  tl 


le 


year  UWO,  of  five  thousand  li 


lent    to    about    one     tlu 


vres  a  year,  a  sum  ecjniva- 


)usand    dollars    of 


besides    what    he    must    1 


our    money 


trade.     Jlis  letters,  manv  of  which 


mve    accumulated    in    the    fur 


:ir 


archives  of  the  French  Af; 


e  preserved  in  the 


irine,  show  him  to  haw  beei 


1  a 


cautious.  j)ru(h'nt  man.  and  incidentallv  show  so 
of  the  trials  to  wliicli  1 


nietl 


wwi 


le    was  subjected,  owing  to  his 
isolated  position  and   tiie  rival   cdaims  of  Englimd  and 
ranee  to  the  control  of  this  portion  of  Acadia. 
The  (hime  Mathilde,  if  w 


¥ 


e  may  credit  tradition  as  W(dl 
as  the  description  of  the  poet,  must  have  been  a  hand- 
some  woman.     She  is  sahl  to  have  been  of  an  unusually 


light  coni[>lexion  for  an  Ind 


lan,  and  to  have  [)()ssessed 


■  A  i'.iriii  of  ln'iiiitv  iiiidrtiiUMl. 

A   l(»VcliiifS>;  \\  itlioilt  ;i  iiiillli'. 

Xor  liolil  iit.r  shy.  imr  sliort  nor  tall. 

Hill  a  new  inintrliiif,'  of  tliciii  all. 

Vi's.  l>i'autifiil  hi'voiul  hclit-f. 

Traiisti-riircl  ami  trans  fused,  lu-  si-cs 

'rill'  lady  of  till-  I'yrciU'i's. 

Till-  daiij-hti-r  of  tla-  Indian  cliii-f."' 


in 


Ancient  Casfine. 


It  is  nnfortuiiiito  that  we  know  nothing-  more  of  lier 
except  the  siin]»h'  fact  tliat  slie  was  a  convei't  to  the 
llomaii  Church,  and  beh)nge(l  to  tlic  parish  of  St. 
FainiUc. 

Aiiseliii  Castin,  tlu;  ehh^-  son,  wn  cliief  sachem  of 
tlie  Tarratincs,  and  also  hehl  a  ■  luission  from  tlie 
Frencli  king  as  second  lieutenant  of  the  navy,  with  the 
])a_v  and  emoluments  of  the  same.  He  had  an  (degant 
French  uniform,  but  usually  dressed  after  the  mode  of 
the  Indians.  He  is  said  to  have  been  mild,  generous, 
humane,  and  magnanimous  in  Ins  dis])ositi()n  ;  to  have 
]K)ssessed  foresight,  good  sense,  and  cautiousness,  an<l 
also  to  have  Ixm'U  a  good  talker,  fn  the  (»xp(^dition 
against  Port  Ivoyal.  in  1707.  he  was  sent  from  thence 
witli  des[)atches  to  ( Jovernoi' Vaudreuil  in  Canada.  He 
spent  a  few  days  with  his  family  here,  Levingstone,  who 
accom[)anied  Inm,  receiving  from  him  every  maik  of 
hospitality  and  attention.  They  then  jiroceeded  uj)  the 
]Vnobscot  river.  When  they  reached  tlie  island  of  Lett, 
which  was  ])robably  ()r})han''s  Island,  now  the  town  of 
Verona,  an  Indian,  who  had  recently  joined  them,  at- 
tem])ted  to  kill  Levingstone  with  a  hatchet,  and  wouhl 
have  succeeded  had  not  the  nol)le-niinded  Anselm  thrust 
himself  between  them  and  rescued  him  at  the  risk  of  Ins 
own  life. 

In  1721,  on  account  of  his  having  l)een  seen  with  a 
]nirtv  of  Indians  that  had  lately  appeared  in  array  at 
Arrowsic,  some  eastern  s(ddiers,  under  general  orders  to 
seize  all  Indians  found  in  arms,  captured  and  sent  him  to 
]>oston.  He  could  not  be  tried  l)efore  the  courts,  and 
he   was  therefore  examined    by  a  committee.     He  pro- 


The  CastiJi  Family. 


17 


fessf'd  the  liiglicst  vespect  ami  fricndsliip  for  the  English  ; 
said  that  he  had  hitely  I'cturiR'd  lioiiie  on  purpose  to  pre- 
vent his  tiibe  I'roni  <h)in<^  mischief ;  sok'mnly  promised 
to  try  to  kee])  them  in  a  state  of  peaee,  and  was  at  hist 
disehari,'<'(L  His  arrest,  imj)ris()nment,  and  examination 
were  entirely  unjustifiable. 

In  1722  he  visited  Beam,  France,  to  obtain  possession 
of  his  father's  ])ro[)erty,  honoi's,  and  sei<;norial  ri.^hts, 
of  whi(di  he  had  l)cen  dc[)rived  on  the  pretext  of  Jiis 
illegitimacy  by  the  lieuttMiant-i-eneral  of  the  town  of 
Oleron,  who  raid^ed  as  the  first  ''chicanier,"  or  trickiest 
lawyer  of  l']uro[)e,  and  who  liad  hehl  the  property  for 
some  years.  This,  too,  in  s])ite  of  the  fact  that  he  had 
the  certificates  of  th(>  missionaries  and  other  necessary 
evidences  of  the  legality  of  his  claim.  Whether  he  ever 
succeeded  in  getting  possession  of  his  rightful  property 
is  not  known,  but  it  is  most  likely  that  he  was  obliged 
to  content  himself  with  a  small  sum  of  money  and  tlu^ 
emi)ty  honor  of  his  fa,ther"s  title.  He  certainly  returned 
from  France,  as  he  was  known  to  be  in  Acadia  as  late  as 
ITol.  Jle  left  one  son  and  two  daughters.  The  latter 
are  said  to  iiave  been  nmiried  to  highly  respectable 
men. 

Of  Jos(!pli  r)al)adis  de  St.  Castin,  or  '' Castin  the 
Younger."  but  little  is  known.  He  is  represented  bv 
Father  I/Auvergat — who,  however,  was  prejudiced 
against  both  him  anil  his  bi'otliei-  —  as  being  fivipientlv 
druid<  and  disorderly,  liut  as  having  signalized  himself 
in  contests  with  the  Fnglish.  He  was  captured  on  one 
occasion,  and  had  his  vessel  and  an  English  lad,  whom  he 
had   [)urchased  of  the    Indians,  taken   from   him.      Tlie 


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Ancient  Castine. 


account  of   this  Ccai)tiii'e  is  contained  in  the  following 
letter  written  by  liini  to  Lieutenant-Governor  Duninier  : 

"  rENTAGOKT,  23(1  July,  1725. 

"Sir:  I  have  the  honor  to  ac(iuaint  you  that  the  9th 
of  this  present  month,  as  I  rode  at  anchor  in  a  small  liar- 
bor,  about  tliree  miles  distant  from  Xesket,  having  witli 
me  but  one  Indian  and  one  Englishman  whom  I  had  re- 
deemed from  tlie  salvages,  as  well  as  my  vessel;  I  was 
attacked  by  an  English  vessel,  the  commander  of  which 
called  himself  Lieutenant  of  the  King's  shij),  and  told 
me  also  his  name,  which  1  cannot  remember. 

'•  Seeing  myself  thus  attackt  and  not  finding  myself 
able  to  defend  myself,  I  withdrew  into  the  wood,  forsak- 
ing my  vessel.  The  commander  of  the  vessel  called  me 
back  lii'omising  me  Avith  an  oath  not  to  wrong  me  at  all, 
saving  that  he  was  a  merchant  who  had  no  design  but  to 
trade  and  was  not  fitted  out  for  war,  specially  when  there 
was  a  talk  of  peace,  and  iiresently  set  up  a  flag  of  truce, 
and  even  gave  me  two  safe  (tonducts  by  writing,  both  of 
which  I  have  unhappily  lost  in  the  fight.  Thus  thinking 
myself  safe  enough,  I  came  back  on  board  my  vessel,  with 
my  Indian  and  my  Englishman,  whom  I  brought  to 
show  that  I  had  no  thoughts  of  fighting,  and  that  I  had 
redeemed  him  from  the  Indians  as  well  as  the  vessel. 
But  as  I  was  going  to  put  on  my  clothes  to  dress  myself 
more  handsomely  the  commander  who  was  come  in  my 
vessel  with  several  of  his  people  would  not  permit  me 
to  do  it,  telling  me  I  was  no  more  master  of  anything. 
He  only  granted  me  after  many  remonstrances  to  set 
me  ashore. 


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"  Kilt  after  J   cimic  down  and  they   ludd  forth  to  mo 
u  l)a<;  full  (»f  biskct  that  was  <,Mveii  to  nic  as  thev  said  as 
a  payment  for  my  Kn,«,dishman.     They  did  catcii  hold  of 
me  and  the  Indian  who  aecomiKinied  me,  1  got  rid  of  him 
who  was  goin--  to  seize  njjon  me,  hut  my  Indian  not  being 
able  to  do  the  same,   I  betook  myself  to  mv  arms  —and 
after  stn-eral  volleys  I  killed  the  man  who  kei.t  him,  and 
got  him  safe  with  me.     This  is  the  second  time  that   I 
have  been  thus  treacdierously  used,  which  ])roce(Mlings  I 
do  not  suppose  that  you  approve  of  Inking  against  "the 
laws  of  nations.     Therefore  I  hope  tiiat  vou  will  do  m,. 
the  justice,  or  tiiat  at  least  you  will  caus(.  me  to  be  re- 
imbursed of  the  loss  I  have  sustained.     Namely  : 

"  For  tlie  vessel  that  costed  me  80  Freiudi  pist.des  •  For 
the  Englishman  1(»  pistoles;  51  pounds  of  beaver  that 
were  m  the  vess.dl  with  !>(»  otters,  3  coats  that  have  costed 
me  togetlu.rl>0  pistoles;  5(>  pounds  of  shot  that  coste.l 
me  twenty  pence  a  pound ;  1>  pounds  of  powder  at  4  livres 
:i  pound:  20  pounds  of  tobacco  at  I'O  pence  a  pound ;  a 
pair  of  scal(^s  8  livres  ;  Tow  cloth  bhmkets  each  2'A  livres  • 
Tow  bear  skins  8  livres  apiece  ;  4  skins  of  sea  wolf  8  livres 
lor  the  four;  ;>,  axes  ir>  livres  for  botli ;  L>  kettles  ;50  livres 
lor  both,  ami  several  other  matters,  which  thev  would 
not  grant  me,  so  iuuch  as  my  cup.  The  retaken  En<-- 
l.shman  knoweth  the  truth  of  all  this,  his  name  is  Sam- 
uel Irusk  of  the  town  (.f  Salem  near  to  Marblehead. 

"I  have  the  honor  to  be 
"  Sir 
''  your  most  humble  »S:  most 
"  ol)edient  Servant  Josiopif 
"J)aijadjs  Dk  St.  Castix" 


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Ancient  Castine. 


Tlie  Samuel  Tnisk  mentioned  above  had  been  pur- 
chased by  Castin  from  the  Indians,  who  hehl  liim  as  a 
captive  uiuU'i-  the  followinjj^  ('ircumstanees  :  A  season  of 
^'reat  scarcity  occurred,  which  drove  tlie  Indians  to  tlie 
cranberry-l)eds  for  subsistence.  On  one  occasion,  while 
they  were  gatherinj;-  cranberries,  a  flock  of  wild  geese 
alighted  near  by,  and  Trask's  success  in  capturing  the 
birds  so  commended  him  to  Castin's  favor  that  he  re- 
deemed him.  After  being  taken  from  Castin,  Trask  was 
transferred  to  a  vessel  commanded  by  the  celebrated 
Captain  Kidd,  with  whom  he  remained  for  some  time. 

Anastasie  de  St.  Castin  was  nuirried  Dec.  4,  1707,  by 
Gaulin,  missionary  priest  of  the  Seminary  of  Quebec,  to 
Monsieur  Alexander  le  Borgne  de  JUdleisle,  Unfortu- 
nately tliere  is  no  further  account  to  be  found  of  her  or 
her  husbaiul. 

The  Baron  Castin's  occu]);ition  of  this  place  was  a  very 
j)recarjous  one,  notwithstanding  liis  alliance  with  the 
Indians  and  his  vicinity  to  the  fort,  of  Avhich  hei)robably 
had  comnuind  for  several  years.  From  1070  to  1080 
he  held  (juiet  poss(!Ssion.  In  the  latter  year,  however, 
he  had  trouble  with  Palmer  and  ^^'est,  commissioners 
appointed  by  the  governor  of  Sagadahock.  In  1087  he 
was  notified  by  the  government  of  New  England  that  he 
must  surrender  the  fort,  but  tlie  demand  was  not  com- 
plied with.  He  was  engaged  this  year  in  constructing  a 
mill  for  the  commonalty  of  Port  lloyal.  In  March  or 
April,  1088,  Sir  Edmond  Andros,  Uovernor  of  New  Eng- 
land, arrived  in  the  frigate  "Hose,"  commanded  by  Cap- 
tain (xcorge,  and  anchored  opi)Osite  the  fort  and  dwelling 
of  Castin.     The  exact  location  of  this  dwelling  cannot  be 


Tlic  Castin  Family. 


21 


dotermined,    but    tlioro    is  strong  presumptive  evidence 
that  it  was  near,  if  not  at,  the  site  of  the  summer  eotta<j;e 
now  owned  by  Mrs.  C.  <r.  Wilson.     It  is  said  to  liiive 
been  a  h»ng,  h»w,  int',i,Mdar  building,  eonstrueted  partly 
of  wood  and  partly  of  stone,  and  had  a  rather  grotesipie 
apiK'aranee.     The  win(h)ws  were  small  and  (piite  high, 
so  that  no  one  eould  look  in  from  the  outside.     A  garden 
contaiinng  a  nund)i'r  of  fruit  trees   was  near  it.     This 
orehard,  aeeording  t(^  tradition,  was  situated  on  the  up[»er 
side  of  the  present  street  and  oi)[)osite  the  fort.     Aeeord- 
ing to  a  pretty  trustworthy  account,  some  of  the  young 
trees  from  this  orchard  were  transplanted  to  Sedgwick, 
and  apples  wert'  gathered  from  one  of  them  as  late  as 
the  fall  (d"  1S7.'>.     Caj.tain  George  soon  sent  his  lieutenant 
ashore  to  converse  with  the  baron,  wh.ereupon  the  latter 
retired    to    the  woods  with  all    ins   people  and  left  his 
house  shut  up.     Governor  Andros  and  the  others  then 
landed  and   went  into  the  house.     They  found  there,  in 
what  aitpeared  to  be  the  common  room  of  the  family,  a 
small  altar  and  several  [>ietures  and  ornaments,  all  of  which 
they  left  uiunjured.     They  tt)ok  away  from  the  house, 
however,  all  his  arms,   powder,  shot,  iron  kettles,  some 
trncking-(d()th  and  his  chairs.     Notice  was  sent  to  him  bv 
an  Indian  that  if  he  would  ask  for  his  goods  at  P<'maquid, 
and  coMu;  under  obedience  to  the  King  of  England,  they 
would   be  restored.     Andros    finding  the  fort  was  now 
(piit(;  a  ruin,  concluded  to  abandon  rather  than  to  repair 
it.     Castin  was  justly  iiun-nsed  at  this  outrage,  and  un- 
doubtedly would  have  retaliated  had  not  the  goverujnent 
of   ^Massachusetts    disavowed    all    responsibility    in    the 
iuatter  and  adopted  pacific  measures.     To  complete  his 


Ancient  Casiine. 


iiiist'ortunes,  a  flat-bottomed  Dnt(di  vessel,  called  a  "  fly- 
boat,"  belonjifini,'  to  liim,  was  about  this  time  eaptured  by 
pirates. 

In  101)2  the  (jrovernor  of  New  Eiij^land  attem])te(l  the 
foreibh;  abduetiioii  of  Castin.  Tlie  Ktiglish  had  pre- 
viously captured  two  Freiudimen,  James  Peter  Van  and 
St.  Aubin,  together  with  their  families,  and  carried  tliem 
to  ]}oston.  The  governor  sent  then),  with  two  deserters 
from  the  French  army,  to  this  place  to  seize  Castin,  de- 
taining their  families  as  pledges  for  their  fiiithful  i)er- 
formanoe  of  his  commands.  Pan  and  8t  Aubin,  however, 
disclosed  the  whole  matter  to  the  French  and  gave  up 
the  deserters.  Tlieir  fldelity  was  rewarded,  and  eventu- 
ally they  recovered  their  wives  and  children. 

Although  Castin  gave  in  his  adhesion  to  the  English 
in  1693,  it  was  evidently,  in  a  measure,  a  compulsory  one, 
and  probably  not  sincere,  for  in  1G9()  he  started  with  a 
flotilla  of  canoes  and  two  hundred  Indian  warriors  to  join 
the  French  under  Iberville  in  their  attack  on  Pemaquid. 
In  1701  Baron  Castin  sailed  for  France  to  give  an  account 
of  his  conduct  in  regard  to  tradiiig  with  the  English,  his 
justifleation  for  which,  he  declared,  was  the  necessity  of 
the  case,  he  being  unable  to  obtain  the  goods  he  rerpiired 
either  at  Newfoundland  or  Port  Royal.  It  is  said  that 
he  took  with  him  on  his  departure  two  or  three  thousand 
crowns  in  ''  good  dry  gold."  It  was  evidently  his  inten- 
tion to  return  to  America,  though  not  to  this  locality,  as 
he  asked  for  a  grant  of  land  upon  tlie  river  "  de  la  Poiute 
au  Hestre,"  and  stated  that  he  had  a  design  of  establish- 
ing a  flshery  at  "  Molue  "  and  of  removing  the  Indians 
there.      He  never  returned,  however,  and  probably  did 


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HON.    J.     W.     CASTINE,     M.P. 
So.    Australia. 


:!• 


The  GL^/in  Family, 


23 


not  live  luiiiiv  years  to  enjoy  his  paternal  [)atrimony.     In 
tlu'  otlicc  of  the  Secretary  of  the  ComiiKunvealth  of  Mas- 
saehiisetts  are  h?tters  referrinj,'  to  Indian  affairs,  written 
by  Josejdi   Dahadis  St.  Castin,  as  hitely  as   17r)4.       No 
further  jiarticiihirs  in  re<,'anl  to  the  baron  or  any  of  liia 
immediate  family  liave  (Mnne  to  li^dit.     No  trao(*  of  the 
family  is  to  be  found  in  France,  and  probaltly  tliey  were 
forced  into  exile  in  eonse([uence  of  the  French  Jlevolu- 
tion.     Hon.  .1.  W.  Castine,  M.F.,  of  Glenburn,  Kiverton, 
South  Australi;i.  is  thou^dit  to  be  tlie  only  liviniu^  repre- 
sentative of  the  family  name  outside  of  America.     He  in- 
forms the  author  that  his  immediate  ancestors  eame  from 
En.i,^land,  but  that  their  ancestors  came  from  the  south  of 
France,  iind  are  su])posed  to  be  a  colhiteral  branch  of  the 
baron's  family.      The  name  is  extinct   in  England.      It 
was  thought  for  a  h)nj,'  time  that  there  were  none  of  the 
name  in  this  countiT,  but  a  man  of  that  name  was  le- 
cently  heard  of  in  »w  Hampshire,  and  there  is  also  a 
lady  in  Boston  who  uiites  her  name  Kostaign.     These 
may  yet  prove  to  be  lineal  descendants  of  the  baron. 


I    I 


CHArTER   IV. 


THE   FIRST  PFRAfAA'.JNT  SETTLERS. 

TpROM  1704  to  1701,  a  period  of  tifty-sovon  yrais, 
-*-  tlu'i-e  is  a  ^i^roat  f^Mp  in  the  history  of  this  ])enii»- 
sula.  Tlie  only  thint^^s  thus  far  found  relatiui^'  to  it 
durini;  tliis  whole  period  ;ire  an  account  of  tlie  visits 
hero  of  Captain  Cox  in  1757,  and  of  Governor  Pownal  in 
ITitU.  The  Indians  probably  continued  to  occujjv  the 
jdace,  iis  Captain  Cox  on  his  visit  here  killed  and  sc;ilj)ed 
two.  Undoubtedlv  tlie  French  settlers  left  soon  iifter 
IJaron  Castin's  de])arture,  tiioujjjh  the  two  Frenchmen 
known  to  have  been  in  this  vicinity  did  not  live  on  this 
peninsulit,  but  two  leagues  distant,  ])robid)lv  eitlier  at 
Northern  I>ay,  Penobscot,  or  at  Walker's  Tond,  Brooks- 
vilh\  (lovernor  I'ownal  came  over  here  from  Fort 
Point  in  1751),  and  gives  the  following  descri}>tion  of  the 
])Ia('e  at  that  time  :  '•  About  noon  left  AVasundveag  i)oint 
and  went  in  sloop  '  Massachusetts  '  to  I'entaget,  with  Caj)- 
tain  C'argill  and  twenty  men.  Found  the  old  aban<lone(l 
French  fort  and  some  abandoned  settlements.  Went 
asliore  and  drank  the  king's  health.''  In  another  place 
he  says  :  "To  the  east  (of  Long  Island)  is  another  bay, 
called  by  tlie  French  rentagiiet  or  I'entooskeag,  where 
r  saw  th(^  ruins  of  a  French  settlement,  which  from  the 
site  and  nature  of  the  houses,  and  the  remains  of  fields 
and  orchards,  had  been  onct>  a  jtleasant  habitation.     ( >ne's 


I 


MR.     JOHN     PERKINS,     CASTINE. 
tlMiiin    ;m    iilil    p.iintiiiL;.; 


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Tlic  First  Permanent  Settlers. 


25 


heart  IVlt  sorrow  that  it  had  ever  been  (h^stroyed."  In 
tlie  (J.-venior's  Address,  Jan.  2,  1700,  he  says  tliat  "  there 
are  a  great  many  families  stand  ready  to  go  down  to  J»e- 
nobscot,  and,  as  eveiy  other  obstacde  is  removed,  yon  will 
take  car.'  tliat  no  niic(  rtainty  to  the  titles  of  the  grants 
tlK'y  may  have,  may  be  any  objeetion  to  settlements 
whicli  will  be  so  greatly  beneH.dal  to  the  strength  of  the 
J'rovincc,'' 

The  lii-st  i)einianent  settlement  of  the  place  was  accord- 
ingly commenced  in  th<'  year  17r>l,  under  the  name  of  the 
setth'mcnt  of  .Alaja-bagadnce,  or  as  it  was  more  commonlv 
written,  Majorbigiiaduce.     The  first  setth'rs  were  Tiiul 
and  Caleb  IJowd.Mi,  or  Booden,    as  the  name  was  then 
spelled,  John  Connor,  Andrew,  John,  Joshua,  Keuben, 
and    Sanuud   Veazie,   Thomas    AVesc(;tt,    and   Jeremiah' 
Witham.     The  next  year  Andrew  Webber  came  and  took 
up  a  lot.      In  17r,(;  Andrew  Webster  and  Joseph  Webber 
came.     In  17(;.S  Jaines  Clark  and  Abraham  I'erkins.     In 
1772.    Solomon  Aveiy,  Sanmel   Veazie,    John  Douglass, 
Kcnben  and  Dani.d  (irindle,  and  in  177;J  Fredenc  Hatch 
were  added  to  the  nund)er.    The  names  mentioned  are  only 
of  those  wliose  des(?emlants  are  believed  to  live  in  Castine 
at  tlic  i)resent  day.     Tliere  were  many  others   whose  de- 
scendants are  settled  in  a<ljoining  towns.     Twciitv-three 
pcrs.ms  with  their  families  settled  in  Maja-bagaduce  the 
first  year,  and  the  same  number  more  in  17(;2.     Between 
that  time  an.l  17S4  eighty-bmr  more  were  a.hh'd,  ainon- 
them   being  John   and    Joseph    Perkins,  the   lu-ogenitors 
of  the  mimerous  families  of  that  name  now  living  here. 
The  first  child  born  on  this  p.M. insula  after  these  setth-rs 
came  was   Reuben  CJray,    who  was  born  in   Mav,  17(1;!, 


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somewhere  on  Water  street,  near  the  present  stores.     He 
died  at  Deer  Isle  in  1X50. 

Tliese  early  settlers  were  nearly  all  English  people, 
though  at  a  somewhat  later  date  there  were  added  a  few 
Scotch  and  Irish  families.  As  was  to  be  expected,  there 
were  some  Tories  among  their  number,  though  the  major- 
ity of  them  were  in  favor  of  American  independence.  In 
the  "Pennsylvania  Journal  "  of  Aug.  23,  1775,  the  fol- 
lowing reference  to  the  new  settlement  occurs  :  "  About 
the  same  time  live  sloops,  that  had  been  sent  by  General 
Gage  for  wood,  were  taken  by  the  inhabitants  of  Major 
]iaggadoose,  a  small,  new  settlement  not  far  from  Fort 
Townal ;  and  as  tluu-f^  aviis  some  reason  to  fear  that  the  fort 
which  stood  at  the  head  of  Penobscot  Bay  (Fort  Pownal) 
might  be  taken  by  the  king's  troops,  and  made  use  of 
against  tlie  country,  the  people  in  that  neighborhood  dis- 
mantled it,  burnt  the  blockhouse,  and  all  the  wooden  work, 
to  tlie  ground.  Tiie  prisoners  taken  at  ^[achias  and  Major 
Baggadoose  were  on  their  way  to  Candjridge  when  the 
gentleman  who  brings  this  account  came  away." 

This  is  the  last  reference  to  the  settlement  that  we  have 
been  able  to  find  prior  to  the  War  of  the  devolution. 


CHAPTER  V. 

PERIOD    OF    THE  REVOLUTION. 

r\^  account  of  the  military  importance  of  tliis  region 
^-^  to  the  Americans,  and  also  for  its  im])ortance  in 
supplying  wood,  lumhcr,  masts,  fish,  and  so  fortli,  the 
Englisii  determined  to  estnblisli  a  military  post  at  this 
place.  Accordingly,  in  tlie  year  1770  General  Francis 
j\[(!Lean  embarked  at  Halifax,  with  al)out  seven  hundred 
men,  comjiosed  of  detacliments  of  the  Seventy-fourth  and 
Eiglity -second  regiments,  in  a  fleet  of  some  seven  or 
eight  sail,  and  arrived  at  tliis  place  on  the  17th  of 
June.  They  landed  without  opjtosition  iu  front  of 
Josepli  Perkins'  liouse,  which  stood  on  wliat  is  now  the 
northern  corner  of  Main  and  Water  streets.  Altliouirh 
they  hinded  without  opposition,  they  acted  as  if  they  ex- 
pected an  attack  from  a  concealed  foe.  They  did  not 
remain  on  shore  tliis  day,  but  returned  to  their  vessels. 
Tlie  next  day  tiiey  came  on  shore  and  encami)e(l  on  the 
open  hmd  to  the  eastward  of  wliere  tlie  present  fort 
stands.  The  time  from  this  date  to  the  eighteenth  day 
of  July  was  occupied  in  (dearing  up  Mie  ground,  felling 
trees,  building  a  fort  upon  the  high  ground  in  tin;  central 
part  of  the  peninsula,  and  also  a  battery  near  the  shore, 
tog.'ther  with  storehouses,  barracks,  etc! 

The  Americans  becoming  alarmed  at  the  possession  by 
the  English  of  a  military  post  ujx.n  the  eastern  frontier. 


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the  Genoral  Court  of  Massachusetts,  in  the  hitter  i)art  of 
June,  without  0(uisiiltati()ii  with  the  Continental  authori- 
ties, onhn'ed  tlie  State  Board  of  War  to  engiige  such 
armed  vessels  as  could  he  procured,  and  to  he  prepared 
to  have  them  sail  on  an  ex[)edition  against  tlie  liritish  at 
Penobscot  at  the  earliest  possible  moment.  The  Board 
of  War  were  authorized  to  charter  or  impress  the  re([ui- 
site  numl)er  of  ])rivate  armed  vessels,  to  promise  the 
owners  a  fair  compensation  for  all  losses  of  whatever 
kind,  and  to  allow  the  seamen  the  same  pay  and  rations 
as  those  in  the  Continental  service.  Generals  Cushing 
and  Thompson,  brigadiers  of  militia  in  Lincoln  and 
Cumberland  counties,  were  each  ordered  to  furnish  six 
hundred  men,  and  I>rigadier-(Teneral  Frost  was  ordered 
to  send  three  hundred  m<Mi  from  the  York  county  militia. 
They  took  with  tliem  five  hundred  stands  of  arms,  fifty 
thousand  musket  cartridges,  with  balls,  two  IS-juninders, 
with  two  hundred  nmnds  of  cartridges,  four  tield-jneces, 
and  six  barrels  of  gunpowder,  besides  the  necessary  sup- 
plies and  cami)  furniture.  The  fleet  consisted  of  nine- 
teen armed  vessels  and  twenty-four  trans[)orts,  carrying 
three  Inindred  and  forty-four  guns.  It  is  said  to  have 
been  the  most  beautiful  llc^et  that  was  ever  in  our  East- 
ern waters.  There  were  in  the  fleet,  in  addition  to  the 
seamen,  some  three  or  four  hundred  soldiers  and  marines, 
and  about  one  thousand  more  were  expected.  Moses 
Little,  of  Newbury,  Mass.,  was  appointed  to  command 
the  naval  force,  but  he  felt  obliged  to  decline,  on  account 
of  ill  health,  and  the  connnaiul  was  therefore  given  to 
Dudley  Saltonstall,  of  New  Haven,  Conn.  Saltonstall 
was  a  man  of  good  abilities,  and  had  seen  something 


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of  naval  warfare.  He  possessed,  however,  an  exeeed- 
inyly  ohstinate  disposition,  and  was  ratlier  ov(U'l)earin<,' 
in  liis  manner,  Solomon  Lovell,  of  Weymouth,  a  brii^^a- 
dier-general  of  the  Suffolk  militia,  had  control  of  the 
land  forces.  He  was  a  man  of  undaunted  eouratije,  but 
had  never  ix'fore  had  command  of  trooj)s  in  actual 
service.  General  Teleg  Wadsworth  was  the  second  in 
command.  The  charj^e  of  the  ordnance  was  given  to 
Lieutenant-Colonel  I'aul  lievei'c.  Although  twelve  hun- 
dred of  the  militia  had  been  ordered,  yet  they  jiad  less 
than  one  thousand  sohliers.  U  they  exceeded  the  enemy 
somewhat  in  number,  yet  tliey  were  entirely  undisci- 
plined, never  having  even  paraded  together  more  than 
once,  and  were,  conseijuently.  not  likely  to  be  very 
reliable  in  an  engagement.  The  wlude  force  was  vtu-y 
(juickly  in  readiness,  and  u[)on  the  twenty-fifth  day  of 
July  the  fleet  made  its  ajjpearancc^  in  this  harbor. 

Intelligence  of  this  exi)edition  was  received  by  Gen- 
eral McLean,  .July  LS,  and  was  fully  confirmed  a  few 
(lavs  later.  McLean  changed  ids  intention  of  makinir 
a  regularly  constructed  fortress,  and  pre[)ared,  in  a 
more  expeditious  manner,  to  erect  one  suitable  merely 
for  the  i)reseut  enuu-gency.  His  troops  wvw  kept  vigor- 
ously at  work  by  night  and  day.  Provisions  at  this  time 
were  very  scarce,  ami  the  inhabitants  were  almost  desti- 
tute of  arms,  as  well  as  of  food.  A  meeting  was  held 
to  deternune  on  defence  or  submission,  and  Colonel 
JJrewer.  of  Penobscot,  and  Captain  Smith,  of  Marsh  15ay, 
Avere  ai)p()inted  a  committee  to  treat  with  tiie  general. 
They  did  so,  and  received  the  assurance  that  if  the  in- 
hal)itants  would  be  ])ea(n'able,  and  attend  (piietly  to  tluur 


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own  affairs,  tliey  should  not  ho  disturhed  in  tlioir  poison 
or  i»roperty.  They  were  ooniponed,  however,  to  take  an 
oath  either  of  allegiance  or  of  neutrality.  Six  hundred 
and  fifty-one  persons  eame  in  and  took  an  ojith  of  the 
above  nature.  The  fort  at  this  time  was  ill  prei)ared  to 
resist  an  eneinv.  The  northerlv  side  of  it  was  hut  four 
feet  high,  and  the  easterly  and  westerly  ends  w«'re  laid 
np  sh)ping,  and  somewhat  resend)le(l  a  stone  wall.  From 
the  baek  side  to  the  front  there  was  simply  a  de})ressi()n, 
and  the  ground  was  not  broken.  The  ditch  was  in  no 
part  over  three  feet  in  depth.  So  low  were  the  walls 
that  a  soldier  was  heard  to  say  that  he  could  jumi)  over 
them  with  a  musket  in  each  hand.  No  platform  had 
been  laid  or  artillery  mounted.  There  was  one  six-gun 
battery  near  Dyc^e's  Head  and  a  small  one  begun  some- 
where on  Cape  Hosier.  One  hundred  of  the  inhabitants, 
some  voluntarily  and  others  because  compelled,  came  in 
under  the  leadership  of  Mr  John  Perkins,  and  in  three 
(lays'  time  cleared  tiie  land  of  all  the  wood  in  front  of  the 
fort.  One  hundred  and  eighty  men  were  sent  on  shore 
from  the  men-of-war  to  aid  in  preparing  the  defences.  A 
messenger  was  sent  to  Halifax  for  assistance.  On  Satur- 
day, July  24,  a  fleet  was  seen  standing  u))  the  bay,  and 
Ca])tain  Mo  watt,  in  command  of  the  English  men-of-war, 
deterndned  to  detain  the  slooi)s  "  Albany,"  "  North,"  and 
"Nautilus,"  which  had  been  ordered  for  other  service. 
The  other  vessels  of  the  fleet  had  departed  some  time  be- 
fore. The  three  sloops  dropped  down  the  harbor  and 
moored  in  close  line  of  battle,  across  the  entrance  between 
the  rocks  at  Dyce's  Head  and  the  point  of  liank's,  often 
at  that  time  called  Cross  Island,  and  since  then  known  as 


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Kautilus  Island.  On  shun',  some  fannou  was  soon 
niountt'd,  and  the  troops  wore  in  «,^•ln•ison  the  next  niorn- 
in<r.  At  tliree  o'clock  in  tlie  afternoon  of  the  twenty-tiftli 
the  American  fleet  made  its  appearance,  and  a  brisk  can- 
nonade was  kept  np  for  about  two  hours.  The  Americans 
attempted  to  land,  but  withont  success,  owinj^'tothe  iii^li 
%vind.  The  next  day,  July  2(1,  the  Enjj;lish  slooj)S  moved 
farther  up  into  the  harbor,  and  another  cannonadinii,' 
took  place,  lastinj,'  two  hours  and  a  (piarter,  with  but 
sli<flit  dama.tife  to  either  side.  The  Americans  again  at- 
tempted to  make  a  landing  upon  the  point,  but  were  re- 
pulsed. At  six  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  however,  they 
made  a  landing  on  Nantilus  Island  with  two  liundred 
men,  dislodged  a  party  of  twenty  marini^s  and  took 
possession  of  four  4-pounders,  two  of  which  were  not 
mounted.  On  the  IfTth  there  was  some  cannon- 
ading, and  at  three  o'(dock  in  the  afternoon  a  boat,  in 
passing  from  the  American  vessels  to  Nautilus  Island, 
was  struck  by  a  random  shot  from  the  fort  and  sunk. 
The  morning  of  the  twenty-eiglith  of  July  was  calm 
and  foggy.  At  three  o'clock  the  American  vesstds  were 
in  line  up  and  down  the  bay,  just  beyond  nuisket-shot 
of  the  enemy.  Two  hundred  of  the  marines  and  two 
hundred  of  the  militia  were  ordered  into  the  boats. 
Mowatt's  position  at  this  tinu'  controlled  the  mouth  of 
the  harbor  and  prevented  a  landing  on  the  southern 
and  eastern  sides  of  the  Y)eninsula.  A  landing  could 
only  be  effected  on  the  western  side,  which  was  at  most 
places  very  precipitous,  Tlie  boats  landed  upon  this 
side,  therefore,  at  a  i)oint  about  one-third  of  the  way 
between  Dyce's  Head  and  the  high  bluff  at  the  north- 


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western  extremity  <»f  the  juMiinsulii,  whicli  is  ii(»\v  ealli'd 
JJIoekliouse  I'oint.  At  tiie  pljiei^  wlwre  tliev  landtMl  is  a 
larjj;e  j^Mjinite  bowlder,  coimuonly  known  us  tlu!  "  white 
vo(!k,"  or  iis  "  Tnisk's  rock.''  A  fiter-hov  hv  the  iiiinie 
of  Tnisk  WHS  behind  tiiis  rock  plfiyin}^'  his  iito  Avliih'  liis 
coniriuUis  iniuh'  the  iiscent.  'I' rusk  visited  this  pljKie 
some  years  afterwards  and  pointed  out  to  s(fveral  citi- 
zens tlie  exaet  spot  where  the  hnidint,'  was  maih'.  Trior 
to  his  visit  it  liad  been  ('iilh'd  "  Ilinckh'y's  rock," 
after  a  ca)»tain  who  is  sai<l  to  hav(!  (dind)ed  upon  it  to 
cheer  on  his  men,  and  to  have  been  siiot  wliih^  tni  the 
rock. 

Tlu'  Englisli  troops,  posted  ujjon  tlie  heiglits.  opeiu»d 
a  brisk  fire  njton  the  boats  just  us  tliey  reached  th(i 
siiore,  and  a  shower  of  musket-l)ulls  from  tlie  cliffs  was 
sent  into  the  faces  of  the  troops  as  they  attempted  an 
ascent.  An  American  officer,  who  ])artici]>ate(l  in  this 
attack,  afterwards  stated  that  balls  from  the  Knglish 
vessels  jiassed  over  their  heads;  but  as  the  vessels  had 
moved  farther  up  the  harbor  it  would  seem  almost 
incredible  that  su(di  light  metal  as  they  had  could  have 
thrown  so  far.  The  ascent  at  the  jdace  of  landing 
being  impracticable,  the  troops  were  divided  into  three 
parties.  The  right  and  left  wings  sought  more  practi- 
ealde  phuH's  for  ascent,  while  the  centre  ke|)tupan  inces- 
sant tire  of  musketry  to  distract  the  attention  of  the  foe. 
The  right  pressed  hard  upon  the  l^ritish  h*ft  and  suc- 
ceeded in  capturing  a  small  battery.  The  left,  liov  .  . 
closing  ill  rather  too  quickly  upon  the  enemy,  ga\  .eui 
a  chance  to  esca))e,  and  they  retreated,  leaving  lirty 
men  killed  or  wounded.      The   Americans  lost  in    this 


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attack,  aoconliiii,'  to  tlio  Uritisli  accoinit,  oiio  lmiulr«Ml, 
but  accordinij  to  (rtMioral  Lovrll's  statcincnt  only  Hfty 
men.  The  loss  was  most  severely  felt  by  the  mariin^s, 
\vlio  asiiended  tiie  st»'e}>er  and  more  ditlicult  part  upon 
the  left.  The  cn^ai^ement,  thon.^ii  a  vrry  brilliant  one, 
lasted  only  about  twenty  miinitrs.  After  the  ('a[)tiire  of 
the  battery  the  shins  were  enableil  to  move  in  nearer  to 
the  shore.  Th<»  place  where  the  marines  made  their 
ascent  was  quite  precipitous  for  some  tiurty  or  forty  fc(^t, 
and  after  that  the  ground  was  still  risint;  for  some  dis- 
tance and  was  covered  with  howldei-s.  Without  any  doubt 
this  was  a  very  daring  assault,  and  had  the  American 
troops  succeeded  in  taking  possession  of  tiie  foi-t  this 
attack  would  have  been  decnu'd  one  of  the  most  brilliant 
achievements  t)f  the  war.  The  linal  defeat,  however, 
obliterated  all  recollection  of  their   former  l>ravery. 

Some  hours  later,  ui^on  this  day,  cannonading  took  place 
between  the  IJritish  vesstds  and  the  i)attery  on  Nautilus 
]slan<l  ;  but  finding  their  (J-p(»unders  were  of  but  little  ser- 
vice against  the  heavier  guns  of  the  l)attery.  Captain 
Mowatt  deemed  it  advisable  t<»  move  still  farther  up  the 
harlxu'.  Sir  .Icdin  Moore,  who  was  killecl  at  Coi'unna, 
Spain,  .huK!  1(>,  ISO'),  and  in  commemoration  of  whose 
buiial  the  ode  <'ommencing  "Not  a  drum  was  hcai'd,  nor 
a  funeral  note."  was  e(»mposed,  was  at  that  time  a  lieu- 
tenant and  paymaster  in  tln'  I-^ightv -second  {{fgiiiient  of 
the  IJritish  army,  and  was  jtresent  on  pickrt  wIhmi  this 
attack  was  made.  Captain  (afterwards  Sir)  .lames  Ib'iiry 
Craig  was  also  present  and  ludd  soiue  command  at  th.e 
time  of  this  siege. 

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coinmaiul  r»f  General  Wa«ls\vortli,  landed  at  the  westward 
of  the  lialf-nioon  battery  (situated  soutli  of  the  main  fort) 
and  attaeked  tlie  enemy's  picket.  They  found  five  of  the 
enemy  dead  and  took  fourteen  prisoners,  but  were  them- 
selves soon  repulsed  with  considerable  loss.  Upon  the 
third  of  Auj^ust  they  erected  a  battery  on  the  mainland, 
north  of  the  jxMiinsula,  in  the  field  beliind  where  Captain 
Geort^^e  Wescott's  house  now  stands,  between  it  and  the 
shore.  Thre(!  days  later,  the  liritish  erected  a  battery 
directly  oppositi?,  on  wliat  is  now  known  as  Hatch's  Toint. 
On  the  seventli.  as  a  bo.'it  was  crossin*^  from  Nautilus 
Island  to  Henry's  Point  (then  called  Hainey's  ])la.ntation), 
where  the  Anu^ricans  had  a  jiicket,  the  boats  from  the 
"Nautilus''  succeeded  in  capturin<^  her,  but  the  crew 
nia(h'  out  to  escape  and  join  tlie  picket. 

Immediately  after  the  eniijaLjement  of  the  28th  nit.,  a 
council  of  war  of  tlu;  American  land  and  naval  forces  was 
called.  The  officers  of  th(^  land  forces  were  in  favor  of 
demandinjjj  an  immediate  surrender,  but  Counnodore  Sal- 
tonstall  and  some  of  his  officers  were  op])osed  to  it.  It 
was  next  ])ropos(Ml  to  storm  the  fort,  but  the  marines  had 
already  suffered  so  much  that  the  connnodore  refused  to 
disend)ark  any  nu)re.  and  even  thrcatcMUid  to  recall  those 
already  on  sliore.  Their  force  l)ein!L,'  thout,dit  insufficient 
to  cajtture  the  ])lace,  special  messeniijers  were  sent  to 
]>osti)n,  in  iclntlchiKits,  for  assistance.  The  time  u})  to 
An|.just  l.'ltii  was  occupied  by  Comnu)dor(^  Saltonstall  in 
manteuvring  about  tlie  entrance  of  the  harbor,  an<l  in 
fre<pient  cannonadinjj;,  while  (ieneral  Lovell  p;ra(hially 
advanced,  by  zif^zaijf  intrenclnnents,  to  within  s(»ven 
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already  inentioiuMl,  and  several  others.  This  lajKSt'  of 
time  gave  tlie  liritish  every  advantage,  and  (ieneral 
M(Jjeiin  inii)roved  tin'  tinn^  by  perfeeting  ids  t'ortitiea- 
tions,  erecting  new  defences,  and  mounting  cannon. 

U])on  tiie  eleventh  of  August,  two  hundn'd  men,  under 
the  command  of  ]>rown  and  iinuivillc.  took  post  near  tiie 
half-moon  battery,  and  remained  there  until  a  retreat 
was  ordered.  A  party  of  the  enemy,  who  were  concealed 
behind  a  l)arn,  tired  upon  them  when  tliey  left. 

The  next  day  it  was  decided  bv  tht;  Americans  to  make 
a  combined  attack  with  tin*  entire  force,  both  of  land  and 
sea,  and  upon  the  l.'itli,  General  Lovell,  at  the  head  of 
two  hundred  men.  took  the  rear  of  Fort  (ieorge,  though 
he  did  not  actually  get  jujssession  of  the  fort.  It  was 
too  late  for  any  further  offensive  j)roceedings.  The  same 
day  he  received  intelligence  by  one  of  his  vessels,  whi(di 
had  been  reconnoitring,  that  a  liritish  Heet  was  standing 
up  the  bay.     A  retreat  was  at  once  ordered. 

During  tlu;  night  of  the  thirteenth  of  August  tlie  Anu'r- 
icans  silently  removed  their  cannon  from  the  pcidnsula 
and  embarked  in  their  vessels.  Early  on  tlic  morning 
of  the  next  <lay  a  force  spiked  and  dismounted  the 
cannon  on  Nautilus  Island,  and,  with  a  l»rig,  niath^  hast«; 
to  join  their  Heet.  The  Uritish  fleet  siton  ajipcared  in 
the  othng.  It  consisted  of  seven  vessels,  carrying  two 
hundred  and  four  guns  and  fifteen  lumdred  and  thirty 
men.  This  number,  witii  the  three  sloops-of- war  already 
in  the  harbor,  made  sucli  a  vastly  superior  forc(!  tiiat  it 
would  have  been  folly  to  attem])t  any  resistance.  Nothing 
was  left  for  the  Americans  but  to  retreat.  Commodore 
Saltonstall  arrani;ed    his  fleet  across  the  i)av  in  the  form 


I 


36 


/Indent  Castine. 


of  a  crf'scent,  for  the  imr|)ose  of  clicokinf,'  tlio  adviince  of 
the  enemy  sufiicieiitly  to  enable  tlie  hind  forces  on  board 
the  transports  to  make  .L,'o()d  their  eseape.  Sir  George 
Collier,  however,  feclin,!:;-  such  entire  eontidenee  in  the 
very  f,'reat  su})eriority  of  liis  Heet,  advanced  at  once  with- 
out hesitation,  and,  pouring'  in  a  broadside,  caused  the 
Amcriciin  vessels  to  crowd  on  all  sail  and  attempt  an 
indis(M'iminate  fliglit.  The  "  Hunter"'  and  •*  Hampden,"' 
in  attem[)ting  to  escape  by  way  of  the  passag(;  betwe«Mi 
Long  Island  and  IJelfast,  were  cut  off  and  taken.  The 
''  Hunter  "'  was  run  on  sliore,  with  all  lier  sails  standing, 
but  lier  crew  siu'ceeded  in  reaidiing  the  land.  Th(!  '*  Defi- 
ance "  ran  into  an  inlet  nearby  and  was  tired  by  her  crew. 
The  "Sky  Iiocket"'  was  also  fired,  and,  in  keei)ing  with 
her  name,  went  uj*  like  a  rocket,  near  Fort  Point  I.edgf!. 
The  "  Active  "'  was  burned  off  brigadier's  IshuKh  The 
other  vessels  escaped  farther  up  the  river,  but  were  all 
set  on  fire  and  bhtwn  U])  l)y  llieir  crews  to  [)revent  them 
from  falling  into  the  hands  of  the  <Miemy. 

Thus  this  expedition,  notwithstanding  the  bravery  of 
the  first  attack,  ended  l)oth  disastrously  and  disgrace- 
fully  to  the  Anu'ri<*ans.  A  comparatively  small  garri- 
son, with  (udy  \\\\vv.  sloops-oi-war,  held  out  successfully 
for  twenty-one  days  against  a  vastly  sui>erior  fon-e.  The 
entire  bhune  undoubtedly  falls  upt)n  C«)mmodore  Salton- 
stall.  who  was  i>o])ularly  charged  with  having  been  bought 
by  British  gold.  He  was  tried  subseipuMitly  by  a  court- 
martial  for  cowardice,  and  cashiered. 

The  liritish  r«'tained  possession  of  the  place  until  after 
peace  was  declared.  They  evacuated  it  in  JK'cember,  1783, 
—  considerably  later  than  the  evacuation  of  New  York, 


Pi'rioii  of  the  Rczviii/ion. 


iVi 


whicli  oc'curivd  on  tlu'  tut'iity-lil'tli  of  XovciuIkm'.  It  is 
said  that  tlie  news  <»f  tlui  surinulcr  of  ("oniwailis  was 
brought  to  tlie  liiitisli  troops  li«'i-«'  hy  a,  Mrs.  .loscpli 
Colby,  of  J)(M'r  Isle.  An  American  vt'ssi-l  at  Islt!-aii-IIaut 
had  liaiidi>ills  aniiounciii.n'  the  event.  The  eaptain  of  the 
vessel  i^ave  one  of  them  to  Mr.  Seth  Webb,  who  lived  on 
KimbalTs  Island,  and  the  latter  i^ave  it  to  Mrs.  Colliy, 
wiio  bron<;ht  it  with  her  when  she  ciinie  np  tin*  ne.Kt 
day  to  do  some  shojipin;^.  and  showed  it  to  the  British 
otKcers. 

The  f(.rt  ereeteil  by  the  liriiish  npon  the  hi,<,di  land  in 
the  eentn'  of  the  |)enins\da  w.is  named  Fort  (_i!eor,i,'e,  in 
honor  of  his  Majesty  Geori^e  III.,  and.  t(),i^ether  with  the 
batteries  tireeted  at  that  time,  will  be  more  [)artieul;irly 
described  in  another  chapter.  Thej-e  wert;  seven  of  these 
batteries,  of  whicli  fonr  were  named,  respectively.  Vn- 
rieuse.  or  the  ••  half-moon "  battery,  Penoiiscot,  East 
Point,  and  W'esteott's.  The  other  three  havt^  never  re- 
ceived any  s})ecial  app(dlation. 

The  English,  dnrinin'  their  occupation  of  the  place  at 
this  time,  treated  the  inhabitants,  upon  the  whole,  in  iis 


tunn 


iliat 


ory  a  manner  as  could  he  ex]>ecte( 


Thi 


S  w;is 


done,  doulaless,  pai'tly  from  jMilicy.  but  |»artly,  also,  in 
view  of  the  fact  thiit  many  of  th((  iidiabitants  wore  ;it 
heart  Tories.  This  assertion  is  rendered  probahle  by  tht; 
Ibllowinj^  passage,  which  occurs  in  an  order  to  (Jcneral 
Lovell,  dated  at  the    (Joun(;il    (/'hiimher.   Julv   L'.    177'.i: 


And 


as 


tl 


lere   is   ltoim 


1    reason    to    believe    that   S(»MU'   of 


the  |)rincipal  men  at  AEiijorlKJUMdu'c  re([uested  the  enemy 
to  come  there  and  take  possession,  you  will  be  particu- 
larly careful   that   none   of  tlicm  csciipe.    but   to   secui'e 


88 


Ancient  Castinc. 


\\    i 


tlioin,  that  tlioy  may  ivcoivo  tlie  jiist  rowtird  for  their 
(jvil  doinjjfs."  M(>t\vitlistaiuliiig  tlu'  frieiidliiioss  of  iiiany 
of  \\w.  citizens,  u  great  deal  of  discrimination  was  used, 
and  none  of  tliem  were  aUowed  within  the  fort,  except 
Mr.  Xathan  l*hilli|)S,  Mr.  Cunningham  and  liis  family 
and  driver,  Mr.  Dyce  and  family,  and  Mr.  Finley  McCul- 
lum,  who  were  all  (Muployed  in  his  Majesty's  service. 
The  inhabitants  were  obliged  t«>  bring  in  all  tiieir  guns, 
for  which  they  were  ])aid  at  the  rate  of  three  dollars 
each.  They  were  forbidden  to  leave  the  peninsula  with- 
out permission,  and  were  compelh;d  to  labor  upon  the 
defences.  J'rovisious  at  this  time  were  very  scarce 
among  them,  and  as  they  had  no  guns,  they  were  obliged 
to  depend  upon  the  rations  issued  to  them  by  the;  English 
commissary.  This  compelled  a  majority  of  them  to  labor 
in  the  English  service,  as  none  others  could  draw  rations. 
The;  English,  also,  from  tinu'  to  time,  issued  orders  to 
them  to  bring  in  wood,  hnnber.  and  vegetables.  Orders 
were,  on  the  other  hai'd,  issued  to  the  troops,  strictly 
l)rohibiting  any  digging  of  potatoes  or  other  vegetables 
belonging  to  the  inhabitants,  or  plundering  of  any  kind. 
Marauding  and  setting  tire  to  the  houses  of  the  inhabi- 
tants were  also  forbidden  by  si)ecial  orders.  All  stran- 
gers upon  their  arrival  in  town  were  onhued  to  report  to 
Dr.  ('alef,  a  surgt^on  and  an  nvtinij  chaplain.  Those  not 
complying  were  to  be  fined  or  corporally  ]»unished.  This 
order  was  sent  to  all  the  neighboring  towns.  It  is  said 
that  Nathaniel  Carson  and  a  Mr.  Williams,  of  Long 
Island,  were  severely  whi})pcd.  pr()bably  for  non-c()m- 
)»liance  with  this  order.  The  iidiabitants  were  also  C(mi- 
numded  to  be  always  in  readiness  for  military  service, 


h: 


omi  nnii|ii  iwit _i_.ii.i.' 


VIEW     IN     WITHERLE     PARK. 


Period  of  tJic  Revolution. 


r>i) 


and  to  be  iiuist«'i'('<l  ;ni(l  iiis[)t'ct»'<l  oiico  ii  wock.  At  oin' 
tinic  siiiiill  cliiiii",'*'  liocaiiK' so  sc;u(M'  tliiit  tlic  liritisli  com- 
inandt'i' (»r(l«'r«'(l  all  silver  dollars  to  he  cut  into  Hv«»  piercs, 
Jiiul  each  jticcc  to  pass  cunTiit  for  out'  sliilliiii,'.  This 
practict',  ]io\v«'Vt'r.  nave  sudi  an  (tppoi-tunity  lor  fraud 
that  it  was  soon  found  nccfssai'v  to  call  tlicni  in  and 
rescind  the  ordci-. 

(Certain  episodes  in  i-e^ai'd  to  occurrences  happeninj^ 
durin.u:  the  period  u[  the  liev(»lutionarv  War  may  not  he 
out  of  plac(^  in  this  connection. 

Sonu'tinie  in  177'.M 'aptain  little,  of  the  American  sloop- 
of-war  *' Winthrop.*' caj)tui«'d  a  sloop  in  tlu;  bay,  fi<»ni 
the  crew  ol'  which  lu^  learn(Ml  the  position  of  an  armed 
]>ritish  bri;^'.  which,  having-  previously  taken  tlu^  sloop,  had 
sent  her  out  after  coasting'  vessids.  Captain  Little  deter- 
mined to  tak(^  this  brii,'  by  surpi-ise.  The  *•  Winthrop  " 
a(!cordi)>|nly  boie  down  in  the  ni,i;ht.  having'  forty  men. 
dressed  in  white  frocks  in  order  to  distin.nuish  friend 
from  foe.  in  leadiness  to  jump  aboard  the  brii,'.  When 
elose  by  she  was  haile(l  by  the  enemy,  who  supposed 
her  to  lu!  a  ju'ize  of  tln^  slnop,  who  cried  out,  "  ^'ou  will 
run  aboard.'*  —  ••  I  am  comiiiL;' aboard.'' answ»'red  Captain 
Ijittle,  and  imme<liately  Lieutenant  (afterwards  ('ommo- 
dore)  Hdward  I'rcbh;  s])runm'  aboard  followed  by  four- 
t(!en  men.  Tln^  rest,  owiny'  to  the  s]>eed  of  the  vessel, 
missed  their  ojtportunity.  ( "ajjtain  Little  calltHl  to  I'reble. 
'•"Will  you  have  more  men'.'"'  The  latter,  with  i^neat 
l)resence  of  mind,  loudly  answered.  ••  No.  We  have  more 
than  we  want.  We  stand  in  each  othcM-'s  way."  The 
j^reatei-  \)\.v\'i  of  the  enemy's  crew  leaj)ed  overboard  and 
swum  to  the  shore.     J^ieutenant  I'reble  nuide  the  officers 


jj'iaimiijmMininin.,.. 


40 


Ancient  Qnlinc. 


of  t lie  l)i-i«,' pi'isoiM'i's  ill  tln'ii'  IhmIs,  assuriiii,'  tlicni  tli;it 
n'sistiiiH'c  wiis  ill  viiiii.  Tlic  tiptops  ii|)nii  tin-  slioic  tiird 
at  tilt'  vt'ssfl.  and  it  ('Xpcrii'iictMl  a  iiciivy  ciiiiiKiiiailt'  rioiii 

tin-  l)att('ry.      Notwitlistaiidiiif^f    this,  tlicy  suc( IimI   in 

j^t'ttiiin' t 111'  l)ii^' salcly  out  of  t lie   liarl)or  ami  to   UmsIoii. 

ill  till'  I'all  of  tlic  same  vrar.  the  tlicii  notorious  doliii 
tloiii's,  of  llallowcll.  was  Iktc  as  a  caittaiii  in  Coloiu'l 
Jtonfi's'  rt't^iiiii'iit.  lli'iiiailt'  si'vcral  forays  to  tlic  Kcn- 
nclit'c.  in  one  of  wliidi  In-  captiirnl  (ii'iirral  Cliarlcs 
(Jllsllill^^  of  ro\viiallioroin4li.  and  liroii.nld  liiiii  to  this 
place.  In  another  exeursioii  he  cut  out  a  schooner  and 
hroun'ht  her  safely  into  this  harbor,  lie  was  in  com- 
mand of  "  Jones'  Ivaii^ers." 

During'  the  time  the  .Vmerican  force  was  attempt inij 
the  ca|»ture  of  the  place,  one  Atwood  Kales,  of  'riioinas- 
ton,  w  ho  helonju'cd  to  Novell's  force,  while  .n'oini:;"  out  one 
morning'  for  a  pail  of  water,  was  twice  fir«'d  upon  hy  a 
whoh^  «'om|iany  of  the  IOii.t;lisli.  nunii»erin|j;  some  sixty  men. 
with  no  detriim'iit  to  himsidf,  Imt  to  the  immeiist!  aston- 
ishment of  his  assailants,  who  thenceforward  considered 
him  invulneralile. 

In  the  year  17.S0.  Waldo  Dicke,  of  Warren,  with  some 
other  Tories,  captured  a  sloo|»  at  Maple  »luice  Cove,  near 
Ilockland.  and  succeed«'d  in  ^ettiiii;'  her  safely  here.  (Jeii- 
eral  ('amphell.  who  had  suc<eeded  McLean  in  command  of 
the  post,  was  not  particularly  well  plcaseil  with  the  man- 
ner in  whit'h  the  ex|)loit  was  performed,  or  with  the 
parties  en.na.u'ed  therein.  J[e  arcordini^ly  offere(l  hrr 
back  at  a  very  moderate  ransom,  but  his  offer  was  not 
accepted.  The  Tories,  however,  found  they  liad  had  a 
great  deal  of  hibur  to  very  little  purpose. 


Pifioif  of  ///(■  Ki'vo/iition. 


n 


All  iic('(»iiiit  (»r  the  (M'lcln'iitcd  ami  i«'iill_v  ri'iiiMikahlt^ 
<'S('a|M'  (tf  (iciit'ial  Wadswdctli  and  Majdj-  Uurtoii  from 
tlicir  im|iris(>iim('iit  in  l''(»i'l  (icorLjc,  will  he  a  littiiiL,'  tci'- 
minatinii  tn  niii-  liistorv  of  tliis  prriod. 

Ill  tilt'  moiitli  of  l''t'l»niarv.  17S(>.  (IcmM'al  ('am]>l>(dl.  tlm 
rommaiidcr  <d'  tin*  narrisoii,  Ifaniiii;!;  that  (MMicral  Pt'lri; 
Wadswoi'tli  was  al  liis  liomc  in  'riiomastoii.  witliout  any 
troops  cxci'pl  a  ^iiard  of  six  solili«'rs,  dctt'niiim'd  to  make 
liiiii  a  prisoner.  Ili'  accordiiiLrly  sent  a  force  of  twenty- 
live  soldiers,  under  the  (diai'ijfe  of  liieiiteiiaiit  Stockton, 
for  this  pm'|)osc.  After  a  sharp  contest,  in  wlii(di  several 
of  the  ISritish  soldiers  were  killed  and  wounded,  and  in 
whitdi  (icneial  W'adsworth  was  hims«df  sevendy  wounded, 
tln'V  succef'ih'(l  in  makin;^-  him  a  prisoner.  ( >n  their  ar- 
rival at  the  r»ritish  |>ost.  the  capture  of  (Jeiieral  Wads- 
W(U't  h  was  soon  announced,  and  the  shoi-e  was  thron,iL!;ed 
with  spectators  to  see  the  man  who.  through  the  prc- 
e(Mlin!.j  year,  had  ilisappointed  all  the  desi^'iis  (d'  tln» 
l>ritisli  in  that  (piarter  ;  and  loiul  shouts  were  heard  from 
the  rahhle  whicdi  covered  the  shore;  Imt  when  he  ar- 
rived at  the  fort,  and  was  conducted  into  the  olHccrs' 
jL^uard-rooiii,  he  was  treated  with  politeness,  (rcneral 
Caiiiphidl  sent  liis  compliments  to  him.  and  a  sury;eon  to 
dress  his  wound,  assuring;  him  that  his  situation  should 
he  inaile  comfoitaltle.  He  was  furnished  with  hooks, 
allowed  to  receive  visitors,  and  at  the  hour  <d'  dining"  he 
was  invited  to  the  tahle  of  tJie  commamhint,  w  here  he 
met  with  all  the  priiici|)al  otticers  (d'  the  garrison,  and 
from  whom  he  received  particular  attention  and  polite- 
ness. (Jenoral  Wadsworth  soon  made  a[)plieation  for  a 
Wa'j;  (d'  truce,  Ity  wlii(di  means  he  could  transmit  a  letter 


42 


Ancient  Cisfini'. 


to  tlio  (lovt-nior  of  ^liissjicliusctts  mid  im<»tli«'r  to  Mi's. 
Wiidswcitli.  This  was  ^'ranted  liim.  ujxm  (••uiditinji  that 
the  h'ttn-  to  tlic  i^ovcnioi- should  lie  iiis\>e('tn].  Tlu'  Ha^ 
was  intnist«'d  to  Liciitmant  Stockton,  and  on  liis  return, 
the  ,y;t'n('ial  was  ndit'Vt'd  I'roni  all  anxiety  respect intj;  his 
wife  and  lauiilv.  At  the  end  of  live  weeks,  his  wound 
bein^  nearly  healed,  he  re(|uested  of  (Jeiieral  ('aniphell 
the  cust(una.ry  |ii'ivilc^c  ol'  a  ]»arole.  and  was  told  in  reply 
that  his  case  had  been  reported  to  the  commanding'  ofti- 
(•er  at  New  ^'ork,  and  that  no  alteration  could  be  made 
until  oi'ders  were  rccei\('d  from  that  (puirter.  In  about 
two  m(»nths  Mrs.  WadswcU'th  and  .Miss  I'^enjio  arrived. 
About  tlu^  same  time  orders  were  iccei\('(l  from  the  Com- 
mandiujn'  (iencral  at  New  \'ork.  which  were  concealed 
from  (ieneial  W'adsw oi-tli.  lie  linally  learned  that  he 
was  not  to  be  pai'cded  or  exchan.ncd.  but  was  to  be  sent 
to  ICniitland,  as  a  I'cbcl  of  too  much  couseipience  to  be  at 
lib»!rty.  Not  lonv;  afterwards.  Majtu-  l>cnjamin  iJurton. 
a  brave  an<l  worthy  man.  who  had  served  undci-  (iencral 
Wadsworth  the  preceding'  summer,  was  taken  and 
brou<,dit  into  the  fort  and  lodged  in  the  same  room  with 
the  general,  lie  had  been  inlorme(l  that  both  the  .gen- 
eral and  hims(df  were  to  be  sent,  immediatt'ly  alter  the 
return  <d'  a  privateer  then  out  on  a  cruise,  eilheito  New 
^'ork  nv  Halifax  and  tlh-nce  to  l-jiu'land. 

The  pi'isouei's  immediately  resohcd  to  make  a  desper- 
ate attempt  to  escape.  They  were  confined  in  a  grated 
room  in  the  <»tlicers'  bariacks  within  the  fort.  The  walls 
of  this  fortress,  extdusive  of  the  dit(di  surrouudiii'^  it. 
wci'c  twenty  feet  lii,L;h.  with  Iraisiic^  on  the  top  and 
chi'i'uur    (/r    /'risr  at  the    bottom.      Two    sentinels    were 


UJ 
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I 


Period  of  the  Ki'VDluthii. 


43 


;ilw;i\  s  ill  the  cut  ry.  ami  t  lir  door,  t  lie  ii|»|>»'r  jiart  cil'  which 
was  i)\  i^lass.  iiiiylit  In-  (t|M'niMl  i»y  these  wafcliiiMMi  w  lini- 
cvcr  they  thoiiLiiit  |(r(»]i<'r.  and  was  acliially  oiiriicd  at 
scasniis  (d'  |M'ciiIiar  (hirkin-ss  and  sih'iifc.  At  the  niitcr 
doitrs  nl'  the  fill  lies  sciitrirs  were  also  stationed,  as  were 
others  ill  1  he  hody  oT  the  I'oi:,  and  at  I  he  t|iiarters  of  ( ien- 
erjil  ('aiii|»l)eil.  At  the  L;iiard-liniise  a  stroii!^^ '411a I'd  was 
daily  iiioiinteil.      Se\cral  seiilinel>  were  stat  ioiied   011   the 

walls    of     the     fort,     and     a    eoiiil»lete     line    o('eM|)ied      thelll 

l'>  ni'^hl.  The  -at'- of  the  fort  was  shut  at  sunset,  and 
a  |i:.d<et-<4-iiard  was  plaeed  on  (U'  near  the  isthlllll^  leading- 
Ironi  the  jolt  to  till'  niaiidaiul.  'I'he  room  in  w  hiidi  ihe\ 
W  ere  coll  lined  was  eeiled  with  hoards.  (  >lie  ol  t  hese  I  he\ 
determined  to  cut  otT.  so  as  to  make  a  lude  hir'^e  eiioin^di 
to  |>ass  t  hroii'^h.  and  t  hen  lo  I'reep  aloie.;'  t  ill  t  liev  should 
•oliie  to  the  next,  or  middle  eiit  ry .  h  M\  eri  H'^  t  liem>el\  cs 
down  into  this  l»y  a  hlanket.  M'  they  should  not  he  dis- 
covered, the  |iassaL;e  to  the  wall>  of   the  lort    wa-  eas\. 

In  t  he  e  veiling-,  after  t  he  sentinels  had  >een  the  |.iisoli- 
ers  retire  to  hcd.  <Jeneral  Wadsw  lU't  h  arose.  ;ind.  staml- 
iii'-;  ill  a  ehair.  attemi.ted  to  cut  with  his  knife  (he 
inleiideij  opening-,  hut  >.oon  found  it  iiii|nact  ieahle.  The 
next  ila\.  l.y  -i\in;;  their  waiter.  I'.ariiahas  ( "iiiinin-ham, 
a  dollar,  t  he\   procured  a    gimlet.      With   tlii->    instriini'Mit 

they    [iiocreded   eautioiisl\.  ailu   as  >ilenlly   as     |iossii.h',   to 

perloiate  the  hoard,  and  in  order  to  conceal  e\er\  apiM  ar- 
aiiec  Inim  t  heir  servants  and  from  theotlicers.  tlie\   care- 

tlllly    coM-red     the    ^imletdioles    with    chewed     hlcad.        At, 
the    end    of     three     Wfek->      their    laJMMS     Were    so    far    com- 

l'l''''''l  'liitl   "  "Illy  remained  to  .ait  with  a  knile  tic-  parts 
which  Wire   left    to   iiold    th,.   pic-e   in    its   place.      When 


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tlu'ir  i)n'j)iii;iti(His  were   linislMMl,  tlicv   loiirncd  that  the 
privateer    in     wliicli    llicv    wore    to    <'iiii»;irk     \v;is    dnily 

CXJHM'tt'd. 

In  tilt'  cveiiiiiin' of  llif  ei^htt'ciilliol' .hint'  a  vrry  seven) 
storm  of  I'aiii  eiMiie  nil.  with  ,L;re:it  darkness  and  almost 
in<'essant  li;^htnini,'. 

Tliis  the  |»risoners  <-oiisi(h'red  as  the  projiitions  mo- 
ment. I  laviiiL,^  extin|i;\iished  their  lights,  they  he^an  to 
<'Ut  tlie  eorneis  of  the  hoard,  and  in  h-ss  than  an  houi- 
tlie  intemh'd  oj»einni;'  was  eom])h'ted.  The  noise  whiidi 
the  oi»eiat ion  occasioned  was  drowned  l»y  tiie  rain  fall- 
ing- on  the  roof.  Major  I'.urton  tiist  asconch'd  to  tlie 
ceilini;' and  |iressed  himself  throu.^h  the  opening-.  <len- 
eial  W'adsworth  next,  having'  put  the  cornel-  of  his 
hlanket  throuifji  the  h(de  and  made  it  fast  liy  ;'.  stron*; 
wooden  sk«'wer.  attempted  to  make  his  way  t  hroui^ii.  hy 
standiiiii'  on  a  chair  lielow.  Imt  it  was  with  extreme  ditli- 
culty.  o\\in,u'  to  his  woundeil  aiin.  thai  he  at  leip^th 
sm-cee(h'd  in  doiuL;  >o.  and  r<'achi'd  tlie  nuddle  eidry. 
l''rom  this  he  jKissed  through  the  dooi'.  w  Idch  he  found 
o|)en,  and  ii'mIc  his  way  to  the  wall  of  the  fort,  eiicoiin- 
ti'riui^;  the  L;r<'atest  ditliculiN  litd'ore  he  could  ascend  to 
the  top.  He  had  now  to  crcrp  aloii;;-  tlie  top  (d'  the  hut. 
hetween  the  sent rv-l»oxes.  at  the  \ery  lutunent  when  the 
rtdief  was  shiftinin'  sentinels;  hut  the  lalliiii^'  of  hea\y 
rain  kejit  the  sputimds  within  tln-ir  hoxes.  and  favored 
his  escape.  Il.aviuii'  now  fasteiu'd  his  ltlaid\et  round  a 
picket  at  the  top.  he  let  liiius(df  down  through  the  <hr- 
nni.r  i/r  I'risr  to  the  ground,  aud.  in  a  manniu'  astonishin.^^ 
to  ii'.uistdf.  made  his  way  into  mi  (pen  lield.  Ilereli<' 
was  ol)li;^"ed  to   i;rope   his  way  anuuiL;    rocks,  stuuips,  and 


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l)rusli.  ill  tlifMhirkin'ss  itf  the  nii^lit.  till  lie  rcaclicd  lli«> 
cdvc.  lliippily  flic  tide  liiid  chlM'd.  1  lius  ciiiililiiii,'  liiin 
t.(t  cioss  tilt'  watt'f.  which  was  aimiit  (>iic-<|uart«M'  of  a 
milt;   ill   hrcadth,  and   iii>t    im)rc  than   three   IVct   deep. 

AhtJiit  t  Wit  (I'ldiick  in  the  nioriiiiiL!:  ( icncral  Wadswtirt  h 
fonntl  hiniselt'  ;i    mile  and   a   hall'   from  the  fort,  and  pro- 
ccetlcd  on.  throiiuh   thick  wootj  and   hiMish.  ttt  the  Tcnoh- 
scot  river.      After  passiiij,'  some  ilistaiice  alonnf  the  shore, 
lieiiii;'  scNt'ii    miles  fi-om   the  foit.  to   his  unspeakaWle    jt»y 
he  saw  his  friend  r»urton  idvancinL,Mowanls  him.      Major 
liiirton  had  liecn  oi»li;^t'd  to  encounter  in  his  course  etpial 
ditlicnlties    with    his    companion.   haviiiLr    conic    face    ttt 
face  with  a  seiitintd  on   lea\iii<;  the   f<»rt.  whose  ohserva- 
tioii  he  tdmled   l»y  falling'  tlat    upon   the   ground.      It  was 
now    necessary    that    they    should    cross    the    j'cnoltscot 
i'i\t'r.  ami    very    fortuiiatidy   they    lound    a    ciinoc  suited 
to   their    purjiose.      While  on   the   rivei'   they   discovered 
a   hai'.'^e.  w  ith   a    h.ir.ne   p;ii-tyof   I'.ritish    from  the  fort,  in 
pui-siiil  of   tlieiii.      r.y  takiiiL;-  an  ohjiipie  ctuirse  ;ind  ply- 
in^,^  their  oars  to  the  utmost  tlie\  happih  eluded  the  eves 
<d'   their    pursuers   and    arri\-cd    salely    on    the    western 
shore.       .\fter  wandering-  in   the   wilderness   for  sexcral 
diiys    and    ni'^hts.  cxpi.sed   to  extreme   lati-iieand    cold, 
and    with    no     tther    food   tli;iii    a   little    dry    lu'ciid    and 
iiieal     'vjiiidi    they    li;id    liroii;.;-ht     in    their    po(d\els.    they 
reatdied    t  he  set  t  lellielit  s  on    the   IMM'r   St.    (Jeof^e.  and    Iio 
farther  difjiculties  utteiidcd   their  i-eturnio  their  re>pec- 
ti\t'  Innut's. 


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CHAl'TKK  VI. 

INCOnrOUATlOX.  —  UltlTlSlI  OCCUPATION  i>F   ISlo. 

rpilK  town  of  Pciioltscot  was  iiuiiilx'i-  tlii(>c  in  tlin 
-*~  iirst  class  ol'  towiislii|»s  LfraiitcMl  liy  tlic  Proviiicial 
(rciicral  ('oiirt  in  17(>L*.  In  accordanc*'  with  the  tcinis 
of  their  ji^rant.  thr  in'oprictors  were  to  lay  out  no  town- 
ship more  than  six  mih's  in  extent  on  the  hank  of  the 
IVnobs«'ot  <ir  on  the  sea-eoast ;  to  j)resent  to  the  (Jen- 
eral  Court  in'  the  thirty-first  of  the  following-  .Inly  their 
]»lans  of  the  survey  ;  to  settle  ei;eh  township  with  sixty 
rrotestant  families  within  six  years  j  to  ituild  an  e(pial 
nunilteir  of  dwelliun-houses.  at  least  eii^'hteen  feel  s([uai'e; 
to  lit  i'or  tilla.ine  three  hundred  aeres  oi  land:  erect  a 
meet  in.i;-house  and  settle  a  miinster.  (hie  lot  in  each 
townshi  was  to  lie  reser\ed  lor  the  parsona.LCe.  on<  for 
the  Iirst  ^''ttled  nnnistcr,  one  I'or  llarvanl  Collei;;*',  ami 
anot  ill  I      ir  t  \\r  use  of  sidiools. 

I>y  an  Act  of  the  (leni'ral  ('"urt  of  Massachusetts, 
the  township  of  Ma ja-hai^aduce  was  iin-oi'porated  Feb. 
-o.  17S7.  undei'  tln'  name  of  l*cnol)scot.  Sevm  years 
lalt'r.  I''el).  10.  ITIMI.  the  town,  le,  another  Act.  was  di- 
vid«'d  into  two  separate  towns.  The  laricci"  |>ortion  re- 
taiutd  the  name  •<{'  I't-nohscot.  The  southerly  p^ition  t»f 
the  old  town  was  incorporated  undt  r  the  naiuf  (d"  <'as- 
t.iiie.  in  memory  ol'  the  noted  man  whose  life  was  so 
intimat(dy  connected  with   t  he  history  (d'    I'mta^i-ct.      It 


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inrlu.l.Ml  within  its  I.mih.Is  wh.it  is  imw  i„,  i,„M,Msi,l,.i:il.l,' 
portidii  of  the  town  «)!  I'.nM.ksvillc. 

I"  ii<''<»nl;in(T  with  the  iv.|uiiviu.-nts  d'  th.'  Art  of  I  n- 
''<>i'I'">-:'tioii.  Castiiic  w;is  h.-hl  ivsponsiLh-  lur  thivc-lijths 
"1'  tli<'<h'hts..r  th.-.,M  t..wn.;,n,I  iv-.-iv.-.l  thr  s;iiu.'  |nn- 
I'ortioM  nf  thr  |.n.|.r!ty  .»f  that  town.  As  at  the  time 
l*<'ii«'l»Sfot  was  thr  shiiv  town  of  llanc.rk  county.  an<l  as 
■•'11  >Ih'  rount.\  l.uihlin-s  wciv  situat.-d  njion  this  ju-nin- 
suhi.  Castinc  was  .h.-Iaiv.L  l.y  th.-  A.-t  aloivsai.L  to  h.- 
<l'<'<-<'>inty  town.    Thr  annals  nf  the  t..wn  li-nni  this  tim.' 

until  t'      year  IsJl'  invscnt    jitth'  that  w.miM  I f  int.-r- 

«'st  to  the  -cnrralMva.h'r.  Th,.  inhaoitants.  thon-h  in.li-- 
iMiit  at  thr  i;inht  uf  .S,,,n.h  rh.iiu.'.l  hy  Kn-hiinl.  wnv 
iit  the  same  tin..',  lik,.  all  tin.'  s.-ah-unl  t.iwns.  o|.|m.s..,|  t,, 
th(!  Kml)ai'!4o  Ad  of  ISO?. 

l'rol)al.ly  n.>   pja.-r    in    the   .Stab'  of  Main.-   has    |mss.m| 
thmii-h   so   niany   chan-vs  as   th,"    |MMiinsula   of  Cast  in,'. 
Iiniians.    Fivn.'h.    rirmish  coisaiis.   Dnr.-h.    Kn-lish.  an.l 
Anu*n,-ans   haw  , 'art,   o,M-n|.if,l   it.      Fran,-..   h,.l,l    ,„,ss.'s- 
si<ni  of  it  for  almost  the  cntiiv  s.-wntcrnt  h  c.'niiirv.      N,. 
l<'ss  than  fiv,.  naval   cnua-.-nicnts   ha  v.-  takm  ph.rr  in  its 
linrl.or.     T,.  us,-  th.'  lan-uag.'  of  another:   ••  It  has  ih-vt 
Imti.  without  a  nanas,.n  from  Kl.'JiMo  17S;;.  an<l  has  always 
Im'CM  <lralt   with  hy  th.'  nations  in  whose  [...ssessioii  it  has 
Ix'eiiasa  i)Ia(M-,.f-ivat  impoitanr,.,"     (j.MU'i'al  1>.'  P.-yst,-!' 
••(•marks:   -This  is  on.' of  the  most  n-markahl.'  points  all 
:ih.n-..nr.'..asts.  which,  nn.h'r  any  ,.t  h.'r  -..vcrnm.-nt  than 
<"n'<.wn.  w,.uhl   have  ion- sine.-   hen   t  ransforme.l  int..  a 
naval  and  military  f..rticss  ,.f  th.-  first  .lass."     Su.'h  was 
the  military  charact.'r   of    ,  ],.■   pia.'.-   h.-for.'   its    in,-..ri,o- 
I'iition  ;    and  aith.)ii--h    sine-    that   tim.-   th.-   lo,.t    of    the 


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invadt'i'  luis  ihtssccI  its  s<»il   l)ut   once,  yet   cvi'ii  its  liiltM" 
iiiilitiii'v  liistniT  will  be  t'ouml   not   (Icvnid  (»l   iiiicicst. 

Tlic  (tiilv  time  since  the  niiinieipiil  period  eoinnieneed 
tliiit  the  town  liMS  been  in  possession  of  :i  loreiLtii  I'oe 
Wiis  dmini,^  wh;it  is  ;o'iierall_\  known  as  the  War  of  ISIL'. 

The  lont^M'ont  iniied  inipi'essnient  (d'  Ani«'i'iean  seamen 
livthe  I'.iitish.  t(»,i,^et  lier  with  inimherless  insnlts  to  our 
tla,!4',  and  the  snperior  pctliey  ol'  Napoleon  in  ahandftinn;^ 
the  riji^ht  t(»  seai'i'ii  neutral  vesscds.  —  all  these  thin,t,'s  eom- 
l)ined  to  eomptd  the  Tniteil  States,  on. lime  is  ol'  that 
year,  to  declare  war  ai^ainst  (ireat  llritain.  Acti\e  hos- 
tilitit's  did  not  i-ommeiice  tor  nioie  t  Iumi  a  year.  Imt  the 
note  (d'  pre|)aration  henan  at  once  to  l»e  heard.  Sometime 
in  theyeai'  iSl.*;  a  detafhment  of  re,i;nlar  troops,  ludoni^- 
iW'j;  to  the  liinade  ot  (Jeneral  lUake,  was  stationeil  in 
town.  In  April.  ISII.  there  were  at  this  place  nineteen 
men  lielon;j^in,Lr  ti»  Captain  h'illelirttwn's  company  of  the 
l-'ortieth  Int'aidry:  viz.,  one  third  lieutenant,  one  ser- 
,i;eant.  two  coi-porals.  and  litteen  privates.  <  )u  May  !(> 
a  detachment  ol'  the  same  coiupauy.  commanded  liy  lacu- 
teuant  Andrew  Lewis,  was  added.  ( >n  the  t  hii-ly-lirst  •»!' 
fluly  the  dctatdiment.  whicdi  had  Itecu  converted  into  one 
<d"  artillery,  consisted  of  one  second  lieutenant,  one  scr- 
^eaid.  and  six  privates.  The  ordnance  consisted  n['  one 
24-|HMind»'r.  twelve  handspikes,  iniie  muskets,  and  six 
bayonets.  This  year  a  \>'){\y  of  nuui  from  two  British 
armed  vessels  entered,  in  the  niuht.  th"  toil  at  Tluuuas- 
ton.  spiked  the  ^uns.  destroyed  the  huihlinu's  and  ammu- 
nition. .  et  lire  t(»  one  vessel,  ami  towed  off  twodthers. 
'IMiis  darini;' exploit  creattMl  sutdi  general  alarm  that  the 
militia     f  the  State  were  (U'dered  out   to  act  as  a  coast- 


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KUiird.  :iii(l  ii  .hult    was  iiui.lr  ii|m.ii  tin-  militia  at    Uant,'..!' 

"'"'  Viriliitv.  i ilrvin  ii,r|va>rtlir  Imv,' at  t  Ilis  -a  ni^  „,. 

All  .'\|)r(liti..ii  was  plaiiiird  l,v  the  Kn.i^disli.at  llalilax. 

n-!lilist     rr|.ul..s,.n|    ail-l     Marhias.        TI,,.   tlrrt Ilsist.-.l    o|' 

tlir  lullowiliu-  Vfsscls:    Tj, ,•,•..    sr\  rlity-lMiiis.  two  fri-at  rs. 
two     sloo|.s.     ..lie     Srliu.iIKM-.     olic      lai-V     Irliil.T.     ailil      I. Mi 

trwiispoiis.       l|M.i,    tlirs.-.   tliicc   tliniisim.l    liv..    lmi„li(Ml 

•'"'II    .'liiWarkci.   hrsiWcs  tin-  usual  cailil.   lullnU.TS.       TIm-v 
cniisistr.l    of     tlif    'rw-iity-i.iiilli.    Si.\ty-s.vni„|.     Niin-tv- 
i'ik'I'tii.  tu..  lifir  c.ini.aiiics  ..t  tin-  Sixtjctli.  an. I  a  .Irtadi- 
m.'iit   n|-  the    i;,.\al    Aitillnv   iv-im.Mils.     TJir   Turntv- 
iiiiith     i;<-iiii.-i,t     was    call...!     |,v     t,h.-     AiiM-nraiis    tin- 
••I'H.st.Mi  iJ.-iiuciit.-  it    JM.iii-lli..  saiiir   tl.at^   |M.r|M'tiatr,| 
til.'    r...st(.ii    .Massiiciv.       (),„.   mail,  wlin   was  a    j.iivatr  at 
th.'  tiiiH'  nC  th."  massa.Mv.  was  linv  with  the  n-imnit    at, 
tins   tiiii.-.     'I'hr  troops    ha<l    ('(.iiiih.s.mI    a    part  o|'    W,.l- 
liii,ytui,"s    army,    ami    many    <.r    them    wiv    sai.l    t..    !.,■ 
(i.'rmaiis.      Li.-utniaiit-Ccii.MMl   Sir  .l<.|,ii   ( '.   Shrrhiookr 
'""'   ""■  <'l'i''l'.    ami    .Maj..r-(i.-iM-ral   (icrani   (iossclin   thr 

'"' ''''"'f''-    «-'»Mimaml    of    tin-    laii.l    Imrrs.    an. I    K.lwanl 

<Hillitli.  K'.-ar  A.lmiral.ilih..  Whit...  ha.l  .-..mmaml  ..Itl,.. 
naval   s.|iia.lr..n.      Th.'   11. ...|    sail.'.l    ln,i„    Halifax   ..i.   th.- 
twiity-sixth  .lay  ..r   Aii-iist,    IS]  |.  an.l  arriv.-.l   a!   Wa.ls- 
worlh    '.'nyrnu    'riiuis.lay.  S..|.|,.|iil,..r  1.      Th.'V  s.m/.mI    at 
'""■•'  "I"'"  :•  r<'v..|in..  .■iiU.m'.  and    iipMii  all  th.-  shippii,:.-  in 
^''*'   '""•'""••      •^"   rnrmi.lal.l.'  an   appcaiamv  .li,|    thisfh-.-t 
ollVrthai  . Mir  troops.  whi.'Ji  w.mv  in  -arris.. n  at   I'^oit  Ma.ii- 
son.  th.-n    known  a>    l'-..ii    I'nrl.T.  uitlMmt   waitin-  to   -.. 
throii-h  th.'  lorm  of  a  Miiivm|..r.  inim.M|lat.-ly  .lis.-har-."  | 
tli.'ir  (•an!i..n.  1.1. -w  up  il,,.  ma-a/im-.  ami  ll.-.l  up  ih.'  luy. 
'I'hr    KiiM-lish  at    ..n.'..  t....k  p.-ac-aM,.  p,,ss.'ssi..ii    of  the 


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place.  In  the  course  of  the  day  they  hmded  the  greater 
part  of  tlieir  troops,  took  possession  of  Fort  George,  seized 
the  Court-house  and  Custoni-liouse,  Avhicli  they  used  as 
barracks  for  tlie  sokliers,  erected  numerous  batteries  and 
a  Wock-house,  and  took  some  of  tlie  best  rnd  most  com- 
modious houses  for  tlie  abodes  of  tlie  officers.  They  also 
had  a  detachment  at  the  old  church  at  Xortli  Castine,  and 
occu[)itMl  ]\rr.  Hooke's  Viarn  as  a  hospital.  Captains  (Jell 
and  Cokcr,  and  Lieutenants  Sands  and  Evans,  with  their 
servants,  were  cpuirtered  in  tlu;  dwelling-house  of  Mr. 
Otis  Little.  They  were  not  aware,  however,  that  a 
hundred  muskets,  and  an  abundance  of  ammunition, 
were  concealed  in  the  barn.  Thest;  munitions  of  war 
were  the  property  of  the  town  or  state,  and  were  not 
brought  out  from  their  hiding-})l;;ces  until  after  peace 
was  proclaimed. 

When  the  fleet  sailed  up  the  harbor  the  whole  i)opula- 
tion  turned  out  to  witness  the  sight,  though  not  without 
feelings  of  dismay.  The  inhabitants  on  the  Urooksville 
side  ascended  the  high  hill  in  the  northern  part  of  the 
town  and  waited  with  intense  anxiety  to  obtain  a  view 
of  the  ex[)ected  conflict.  Making  this  place  the  head- 
quarters of  their  forces,  the  British  soon  began  to  send 
out  foraging  |)arties  through  the  region  round  about  and 
even  across  the  bay.  In  a  very  short  time,  also,  Lliey 
sent  detachments  up  the  river,  and  succeeded  in  capuiir- 
ing  the  towns  of  Hampden,  Bangor,  Frankfort,  and 
r>iicksport.  They  brought  back  from  their  incursion 
some  eighteen  or  twenty  horses,  a  large  number  of  oxen, 
sheei>,  etc.,  and  six  vessels.  They  burned  and  (h'stroyed 
many  other  vessels,  and  recpiired  bonds  for  the  several 


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towns  to  deliver  up  at  Castine.  witl.iu  about  .  uiout], 
all  the  reiiKiiuder  tliat  were  uninjured.     l'p„n  the  first 
and  fifth  of  Septend^er,  GeiuM-al  Sh..rl,p„„ke  and  Admiral 
Griffith   issued  i)roclamations  to  the  effect  that    if  the 
poo]de  wouhl  remain  quietly  at  their  homes  ainl  eontinue 
to    pursue  tlieir  usual  avocations,   would    surrender  all 
their  arms,  and  would  refrain  fn.rn  eommunicatin.ir  intel- 
ligence  to  the  Americans,  they  should  have  proteeticn 
and  safety  insure.l  to  them.     Also,  that  the  municipal 
laws  and  civil  magistrates  w.mld  be  sui,i,orted.  and  that 
all  eiti/ens  win,  wouhl  furnish  the  trooj)s  u  ith  provisions 
should  receive  pay  for  the  same.     There  were  fre„uent 
changes  of  the  British  forces  and  vessels  occurrin,-  durin.^ 
the  year,  but  there  were  sehloni  less  than  fourteen  or 
htteen  sail  of  this  scpuulron  in  the  harl)or.     The  Km. lis], 
repaired  Fort  George,  occupied  it  with  a  garrison.^tnd 
mounted  some  sixty  cannon  there.     Thev  also  constru<'ted 
a  canal  ten  or  twelve  feet  in  width  and  eightv  rods  in 
length  across  the  neck  M'hich  joins  the  peninsula  to  the 
^"andand.     This  canal  was  ,lug  fully  as  nnich  to  prevent 
desertions   as  to  guard    against  a  surprise.     Desertions 
An^re  l)ecoming  of  daily  occurrence,  and  still  took  place 
after  this  canal  was  dug.     Two  deserters  weiv  captured 
tried,  sentenced,  and  shot.     One  was  shot  while  attemot- 
mg    to   cross  the    canal.     The  Knglish  about  this  time 
made  (..tstine  a  port  of   entry,  and  appointed  William 
Newton  Collector  of  the  Customs.     The  propertv  of   Afr 
Hooke,   the  former  collector,   who  had  succeeded  in  es 
capmg   with  all  the  public  papers,  was  confis.-ated       Vll 
the  vessels  belonging  here  prior  to  the  surremhu-  of  the 
town  were  returned  to  their  owners,  ami  were  allowed  -x 


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52 


Ancicni  Castiue. 


oleai'iinoo  and  free  intci'coui'sc  with  New  llniiiswick  and 
other  British  ])roviiioes.  V  \)i)\\  the  twelfth  of  Spj)t(MulH'i- 
(ionoral  Sh(M-hiooke  and  Admiral  (irriffith,  with  about  one- 
half  the  forces,  left  for  Maehias.  Kear-Adniiral  Milnes 
and  (lerard  (losselin  were  left  in  eonunand  of  the  naval 
and  land  forces.  All  intercourse  between  the  eastern  and 
western  sides  of  the  Penobscot  was  prevented  as  nuich  as 
possible  by  both  the  IJritish  and  United  States  authorities. 
An  order  was  issued  by  the  Postmaster-Cieneral  of  the 
Tinted  States  to  the  effect  that  as  sundry  p()st-(^tfices  in 
the  District  of  Maine  were  under  the  contnd  of  the 
})ublic  enemy,  that  the  postmaster  at  the  post-offices  near- 
est to  tluMu  should  detain,  ojten.  and  account  for  the  mails 
addressed  to  them.  From  this  it  apjjcars  probable  that 
letters  for  (Jastine  were,  during  the  British  occupation,  left 
.at  Belfast.  Kver^'  effort  Avas  made  ni^t  only  to  guard 
against  a  surprise,  but  more  esjxM'ially  against  the  deser- 
tions, which  were  becoming  daily  more  frequent.  (Juards 
were  statioiu'd  at  the  jjost-office,  bridge,  liatclfs  farm,  Fort 
(leorge.  and  Xorth  Point.  A  ])atr(d  was  sent  out  after 
sunset  to  exaniiiu^  the  beacdi  from  North  Point  to  Fort 
Oastine,  —  as  the  ]>ritish  styled  Fort  ^NEadison,  —  to  see 
that  no  boats  were  drawn  up  on  or  moored  near  the 
beach,  and  a  guard-])oat  went  up  and  down  the  water  i/« 
front  of  the  village  during  the  night. 

At  first,  tiie  soldiers,  having  consideriU)le  leisure,  were 
in  the  habit  of  working  for  the  iidiabitants,  but  this  was 
soon  forbiddt'u  under  severe  ])enaltv.  They  were  also  in 
the  habit  of  selling  or  exchanging  their  bread  for  li(pu)r, 
])ut  this  Avas  likewise  soon  stopped.  Xcmetoo  soon,  how- 
ever, for  according  to  otUcial  accounts  there  was  a  dis- 


BrUisli  Occupation  of  i8i 


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.),j 


^'i-a.vful  an.ount  „f  .Inink.'i.noss  ainon-  Mi.,  sol.li.-rs   ;,n<l 
mon.  iKiuor  u,,,s  us.mI  ann.no- the  inhahitimts  than  would 
';•' 'l'''''""'l  ^vrll  at  tli.   pivsent  .lav.      Pn.i.al.lv   this   w,s 
|1h.  r,.as.,n  that    .ui  th.-  mon.ino-  „f   Jan.  1-    isir,    tho 
l<'(lg.T.s  in  th..  h.ms.M.f  Mv.,Uuuvs    IN-rkins  w.-.v  -M.iltv 
of  assaulting,  Li,.nt.^nant  K..arn,.y.  ..,•  ,.f  .-..uuuittin-  an 
ontn.L^..  of   sonio  kin.l   up.ni  him,  an.l  .,f  usin^-  al.,?siv.> 
angnaf,,^t.,(^ti>tainStannus.      A   Cuirt  .,f  In.juin-  Mas 
'"'I'l    •"  rh..  ..as...  an.l    M..ssrs.    Lan.i,^   an.l    lUunlo,    u  h„ 
u-ci',.  tl...  rin-lca.l.M-s  in  th..  affair,  svovr  ovdvu^d   t..  l.-ave 
(  astin...  an.l  not  to  ivtnni  whil..  th.-   Uritish   h..hl   „„s- 
sossion  of  it.     Th..  Curt  ,le..laml  that  th..  .-aus..  ..f  the 
|listnrban.^e  had  its  origin   -in  the  negl.^et  an.l  want  ..f 
jncl,nat,.,n  .u.  th..  part  of  th..  lan.llor.l  t.)  i,i-.,vi,l..  suita- 
ble tnrnitniv  f.,,- a  JJritish  offi....,.'s  a,,:,rtn,..nt,  tlnund.   h,. 
'•••'•<"'»"iodate.l  tiv.^  ni..r..hants  in  his  h...is..  s..veral'"^.la,vs 
atter  the  anival  of   Li.nitenant  Keain..v.-      As  a  i„in 
IS  indent,  his  license  t.,  ivtail  liquor  was"  witlulrawn  an.l 
additn.nal  offi.-ers  <|uarter.'d  in  his  h.)us... 

About  this  time  Lienteiiant-(V.l.,n.d  Ximenes  a.lv,.r. 
ised  tlie  l.,ss  of  a  valuable  o-old  huntin,Mvateh,  with 
three  gol.l  seals,  a  g.d.l  k.n'.  an.l  rings  attaehe.l  to  it 
ihe  a.lvertisement  does  not  state  wheiv,  wln.n.  or  how  it 
Avas  lost,  bnt,  so  far  as  known,  it  has  not  yet  b,.,.n  .lis- 
CO  v.^  re.  I. 

The  funds  eolleete.l  at  this  port  by  the  Hritish  Cusb.n.- 
honse  .tuth.,riti..s  w..r..  us...l  as  an  ..n,h>wnH.nt  f..r  Dal- 
housie  Cdleg...   Halifax.   X.S. 

In  January.  iSin,  a  transport  fr.uu  Ifalifax,  with  a  r..- 
ent.m.ement  ..f  two  hun.hv.l  an.l  fiftv  s.d.liers  tor  the 
garrison  at  this  pla.-...  was  ..has...l  ash.ue.  n.,t  far  from 


Tf 


54 


AihicJit  CluHuc. 


here.  l)y  tlii'cc  Anicricaii  i)nviit('(!rs.  and  lost.    TliP  troops, 
liow<*V(M',  jj;ot  safely  to  land  and  iiiarclicd  to  town. 

I)nrin,i;'  the  whole  tinu^  of  the  IJritish  oe('U])ation  no 
attempt  was  made  on  the  part  of  either  the  State  or 
Ignited  States  anthoi'ities  to  regain  possession  of  the 
])laee.  'J'he  ([nestion  was  disenssed  in  the  Senate  <d'  the 
Commonwealth,  luit  it  was  deeidi^d  that  any  att(;mijt  to 
recover  the  place,  even  shonld  it  succeed,  would  involve 
too  mu(di  bloodshed.  The  national  government  would 
])rol)al)ly  have  attem])ted  the  exjiulsion  of  the  enemy 
from  the  ])lace  had  it  not  been  for  the  refusal  of  (Jov- 
ernor  Strong,  of  Massachusetts,  to  assist.  However 
cogent  may  have  been  the  reasons  on  tluf  i)art  of  tin; 
governor,  his  indis[)osition  to  make  any  attem})t  to  regain 
the  ])lace  caused  him  to  be  very  unpojjidar,  not  only  in 
portions  of  his  own  State,  but  ju'etty  generjilly  through- 
out the  country.  1I(^  was  dubbed  "The  Hkko  of  Cas- 
tine,''  iind  according  to  the  ••  National  Advocate"  it  was 
])ro])osed  by  the  inhabitants  of  the  district  of  ^Nlaine  to 
present  him  with  a  sword,  "as  a  mark  of  their  estima- 
tion of  his  pittrlotlr  and  gallant  defence  of  Castine,  and 
the  prompt  and  efficient  ])rotection  he  afforded  that  Dis- 
trict when  invaded  by  the  enemy.'"  The  sword  was  to 
be  constnu'ted  of  the  best  white  j)inv.  and  to  be  orna- 
mented with  api)ropriate  end)lems  !  During  this  time  our 
citizens  had,  naturally,  to  endure  very  many  inconven- 
ien(*es  and  annoyances,  esi)ecially  from  officers  like  i^arrie, 
captain  of  the  "  Dragon,''  a  rough  sailor,  who  •'  was  a 
total  stranger  to  literature,  to  every  generous  sentiment, 
and  even  to  good-breeding."  Notwithstanding  these  in- 
conveniences,  however,   there    was    much    in    the    rapid 


A     BLOCK-HOUSE     OF     THE     PERIOD. 


I 


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British  Occupation  of  iSiy. 


i)it 


^rnwtli  of  Itiisiiu'ss,  ill  the  sociiil  iiiiKMiitit'S  obsorvtMl  hy 
soint'  hii^li-iiiiiKlcd  mul  .^nMicroiis-disitositioiied  oiticcrs, 
both  of  superior  ami  infcrioi-  rank,  and  in  the  aniusc- 
inciits  afforded  hy  the  mere  jiresence  of  so  Iai',i;-e  a  miniher 
of  iteojde  as  was  at  that  time  here,  to  rench'r  the  jieriod 
one  of  some  consirh'rablc  ,i>ayety.  No  reL;ret  was  experi- 
(Mieed.  h()W(!ver.  by  tlie  majority  of  the  inhabitants  when 
iit  h"n,i;th.  April  15,  ISIT),  the  ,<,Mrrison  was  evacuated, 
and  the  town  resumed  its  usual  intercourse  with  its 
neij,dd)ors. 

Attei-  the  JJritish  d(>])arted.  our  forces  took  possession 
of  Kort  George,  and  a  eom]»any  was  sent  here  to  garrison 
it.  About  the  year  181S  a  JJoard  of  lOngineers  was  aj)- 
pointed  by  the  United  States  governjuiMit  to  survey  the 
coast  of  Maiiu',  with  a  view  to  fortifying  it.  This  jioard 
reported  in  favor  of  abandoning  Castine  and  fortifving 
at  Bucksport  Narrows.  Accordingly,  in  March,  181«).  the 
garrison  was  evacuattnl  by  our  troops,  and  Fort  George 
has  lun-er  since  been  used  for  military  i)urposes.  During 
the  last  occupation  by  the  JJi-itish  four  more  l)atteries 
were  erected.  These,  together  with  on(;  erected  l)y  our 
government  and  called  Fort  Madison,  will  be  more  fully 
described  in  another  chaiiter. 


T— 


(JIlArTKK    VII, 


L.XTKll    ANNALS    O/'    77/ A'     7V>  II  .V. 

CJ  IN<"l'i  tlic  ('v;i('ii:iti<in  of  the  tdwn  liv  llu'  I'lii^lisli.  in 
^'  ISIT).  few  events  liave  transpired  in  its  liistniy  t liat 
Avoiild  he  (>r  .general  interest  to  others  than  cit i/eiis. 

A  custom-house,  tor  the  colh'etion  of  re\enne.  was  tirst 
cstahlished  here,  niKh'r  tlie  aut  horit y  ol'  t  he  I'nited  States, 
on  July  .')!,  17.Si).  The  phiee  was  made  a  |ioit  ol'  entry 
in  ISI  1.  The  in'overnnient  l»inhlin,u-.  used  tor  a  eust<»m- 
ho)is(^  and  post-ottice,  was  ereete(l  in  INTO.  Ah(Mit  \SS\i 
the  y'overnment,  as  an  ex]ierinient.  had  some  speciniens 
of  the  art  of  ko])to|L;'ra]>liy  jdaeed  upon  tiie  outside  panels 
of  the  huihlinn'.  However  suitaide  for  certain  kinds  of 
interior  (h'coration.  they  have  j»ro\'ed  to  he  unfit  for  ex- 
teriijr  work,  and  oULjht  to  he  i'emove(h 

In  1S17  Castine  h»st  ii  portion  of  its  territory  l)y  the 
incorporation  of  the  town  ol'  lirooksville.  All  that  p(U'- 
tion  east  of  the  Uaj^aduce  river  l)elow  Nortluu'ii  l)ay, 
except  the  islands  not  (HUiiiected  to  the  nudidand  hy  a 
bar.  wei'e  UKide  a  part  of  lirooksville.  As  some  com[)en- 
sation.  howe\'er.  the  portion  known  as  North  Castine.  or 
a  liU\L;'e  i)art  of  it,  was  taken  from  Peiiohscot  and  added 
to  it. 

In  iS.'iS  the  courts  were  removed  to  Kllsworth.  and 
Castine  ceased  to  he  tlie  county  town. 

In   l(S.')i).   Fehruarv  17,  twentv-one  members  of    Com- 


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57 


paiiy  1),  of  the  niilitia,  all  residents  of  this  town,  went 
to  Aroostook  eounty  and  i)erformed  military  duty  for 
two  months. 

Durinj,'  the  AVar  of  the  Rebellion  the  town  was  enthu- 
siastically patriotic,  and  the  Castine  Li.i^^ht  Infantry  vol- 
unteered its  services  in  1,S()1.  and  was  the  first  comi):iny 
in  the  State  to  start  for  the  rendezvous  of  the  Second 
jNfaine  Ke.ojinient.  It  carried  with  it  the  first  com])any 
flag  taken  out  of  the  State.  Castine  furnished  a  ([uota 
otjnie^  hundred  and  flfty-seven  men  in  this  war.  paid  out 
.1i»7,,')4r).(;7  to  the  families  of  its  soldiers.  .1<15,.S;U.07  in 
bounties,  and  its  citizens,  in  their  individual  capacity, 
donated  .1i?  1,400  to  the  sanitary  and  (Christian  commis- 
sions and  hosi)itals.  This  is  a  record  of  which  any  town 
of  its  size  can  well  feel  proud. 

In  1876  the  first  "  summer  cottajjce  "'  was  erected. 

The  most  ])rosperous  period  in  the  career  of  the  town 
was  doubtless  between  179r)  and  IS.'K;.  If  not  onlv  had 
the  advantage  of  being  a  shire  town,  but  it  was  an  impor- 
tant seaport  and  shiivbuilding  place.  At  one  period  it 
had  a  very  large  traffic  with  the  West  Indies,  and  later 
sent  out  (piite  a  fleet  of  flshermen  to  the  Grand  IJanks. 
As  early  as  the  year  179t)  there  were  sailing  from  this 
port,  and  wholly  or  in  great  part  owned  here,  sixteen 
vess(ds,  exclusive  of  those  in  the  coasting  trade,  of  which 
there  were  several.  Tiiese  vessels  sailed  mostly  for  the 
West  Indies,  though  some  of  them  went  to  Liver])ool. 

As  early  as  1SI4  tiiere  were  in  the  place  ii  tannery, 
rope-walk,  two  sail-maker's  lofts,  a  hat  manufactory, "a 
manufactory  of  chairs  and  otlu-r  furniture,  a  pump  and 
Wock  making  shoj),  several  brick-yards,  and  one  or  two 


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Ancient  Cast  inc. 


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saw  and  grist  mills.  Kven  earli<'r  than  this  thnv  were 
soino  tw«Mity  i.ersoiis  engaged  in  trade  here.  Notwith- 
standing its  prosperous  eondition.  however,  the  town  had 
then  only  on<'  minister,  one  doctor,  and  one  lawyer  \ 

ISIneh  of  the  early  imi)ortance  of  ('astin(>  was  due  to 
the  fact  that  the  courts  were  h(dd  lu're.  —  one  term  annu- 
ally of  the  Supreme  Court,  and  two  terms  of  the  Court  of 
Common  IMeas.     The  Probate  Court  was  also  held  here. 
Of  course,  this  not  only  caused  a  large  attendance  here, 
at  such  tiuH'S.  of  meml)ers  of  the  legal  profession,  but  of 
many  others,  who  were  c()m])elled  to  be  her.'  either  as 
litigants,    jurors,  or  witnesses.      Doubtless  the  trial  of 
l)etty  cases  of  theft  or  of  assault  and  battery  was  the 
ordinary  routine  of  business.      Occasionally  graver  cases 
were  tried,  and    gave  opportunity  for  forensic  display. 
At  least  five  trials  of  in-rsons  accused  i>\'  murder  occurred, 
resulting  in  th<-  execution  cd  two.     The  first.   Kbenez.'v 
Ball,  of  Deer  Isle,  was  tried  for  the  murder  of  .lohn  Tde- 
ston  Downes.  a  deputy  sheriff,  who  was  attrmpting  to 
arrest  him  on  the  charge  of  passing  counterfeit  money. 
He  was  convicted  and  sentenced  to  be  hung.     The  sen- 
tence was  carrie.l  into  execution  on  Thursday.  ( )ctober 
31   1811.      The  gil)l)et  was  erected  in  the  centre  of   Fort 
(xeorge.      A  large  concourse  of  citizens  b)llowed  the  crim- 
inal, while  being  escorted  from  the  jail  to  the  i»lac.'  of 
execution,  pronnnent  among  whom  was  old  Parson  Fisher, 
of    r.luehill.   who  distributed  U>  the  crowd   copies  of    a 
pathetic  ballad  written  by  himself  for  the  occasion.     The 
moral  advice  given  by  him  is  still  applicabh^ : 


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Liter  Animls  of  the  Toien.  59 

"Tiikv  warninjr.  tlicn,  ()  ,ny  .h-i.r  fri.Mi.ls, 
I't't  iiu'  iidvist'  yoii  Jill  : 
I'ray  slum  nil  vie,..  j,n.|  <|<i  n„t  ,li,. 
Liki'  Khi'iU'/cT  IJjili:  " 

]^»";^^;'<-«>n.l  case  of  rapital  punisluuont  was  tl.at  of 
Seth  Llhott,  of  tl.e  town  of  Knox,  iu  Waldo  ,.ountv,  wl,o 
was  hung  lu.re  on  Feb.  ;],  lS2o,  for  tlie  nmnler  "of  his 
Hum.  11,0  gallou-s  u-as  (M-ectnl  near  the  place  uhere 
J)all  was  executed. 

The  earliest  settlers  of  th^'  town  were,  as  was  the  ease 
lu  most  New  Kn-dand  towns  situated  on  tl.e  seaboard, 
iiKunly  larniers  an.l  Hshernien,  and  very  poor.     Tl.ouoh 
they  came  too  lat..'  to  have  any  trouble  with  the  Indians 
-such  as  stdl  ohler  towns  in  the  State  had  to  endure,  they 
<lHl  not  escape  the  trials  and  tribulations  that  all  new 
settlers  ol  a,  place  have  to  encounf-r.     As  the  town  be<.-an 
to  mcn.ise  ,n  population  a  different  chtss  of  nuM.  be-'^an 
to  appc.u-,  but  however  much  the  prestige  of  the  place  is 
due  to  the  hitter,  the  work  of  the  pioneers  should  n<,t  bo 
overh,oked.     The  reputation  of  a,  town  docs  not  always 
depend  upon  its  size  or  connuercial  importance,  but  it 
does  depend  upon  the  character  of  its  <-itizens.     In  this 
after  respe(3t  Castine  has  been  specially  fortunate.     Not 
but  that  n,any  towns  of  this  State   have  had  for  their 
tuunders  men  equally  as  virtuous,  industrious,  frugal,  and 
patriotic,  and  some  of  tlxMu  far  wealthier  p,M,,.]e,  yet  few 
towns  can  boast  of  havi.ig  among  their  earlv  se'ttlers  a 
larger  percentage  of  reHned,  educated,  and  public-minded 
(•itizens.     The   number  of  coHegc   gradm.tes   settled   on 
this  peninsula,  before  1825  a.nounte.l  to  thirteen,  amonc. 
whom  were  men  learned  in  ail  the  professions,  many  of 


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60 


Amient  Casiim. 


them  liiivin^^  more  tlian  local  reputations.  In  addition 
to  these  were  a  hirge  number  of  sea-captains,  wliose  edu- 
cation, though  not  derived  from  high  scliool  or  coHege, 
but  from  observation  and  extensive  travel,  was  not  to  ))e 
contemned.  The  early  mercliants  of  the  town,  though 
some  of  them  were  very  poor  when  they  came  hei'e,  were 
the  equals  in  business  ability,  as  well  as  in  culture  and 
in  nitinement,  of  those  of  most  of  our  larger  cities  at 
that  time.  It  was  the  influence  of  men  of  this  character 
which  gave  to  this  town  a  high  standing  as  a  nu)ral  and 
educated  community,  which  it  is  to  be  hoj)ed  it  still  sus- 
tains. All  the  early  citizens,  to  be  sure,  were  not  of  this 
chiss.  Some  were  grossly  igiujrant  and  some  de])raved 
in  character.  Su(di  persons  are  to  be  found  everywhere, 
but  sucli  do  not  usually  control  the  jmblic  mind,  and  cer- 
tainly did  not  do  so  here. 

From  the  time  of  its  incor])oration  to  the  present  day, 
Castine  has  always  had  a  warm  interest  and  Ji  justitial)le 
pride  in  its  schools.  It  adopted  the  principle  of  graded 
scliools  in  1840.  Very  few  other  towns  in  the  State 
accepted  this  ])rinci])le  so  early.  Indeed,  many  of  them 
have  not  yet  adojtted  it.  The  town  also  discontinued  the 
district  system  some  yejirs  before  towns  were  by  law 
re(i[uired  so  to  do.  The  high  school  was  established 
sometime  previous  to  1850,  and  has  been  continued  ever 
since.  It  has  usually  had  a  superior  class  of  teachers, 
many  of  whom  have  since  attained  distinction  in  educa- 
tional cindes  or  in  other  walks  of  life. 

The  Eastern  State  Xormal  School  was  established  here 
in  18G7,  with  Mr.  (Iranville  T,  Fletcher  as  princii»al.  He 
was  succeeded  by  Mr.  Rolliston  Woodbury  in  1879,  and 


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at  Iiis  (l«';it.li,  iiLlSSS,  the   pivst'iit  iiiciiiiil)riit.  Mv.  AUuTt 
F.  Ificlianlsdii.  was  elected  to  tlie  oftiee.     This  school  has 
always  had  a  rej)iita,l.le  corps  of  tea(diers.  and  their  work 
Avill  compare  favorably  with   that  of  th<'  other  Xoniial 
sidiools  ot  Maine.      Its  i.ros|)erity,  under  its  [)resent  nian- 
ii,i,'enient.  apjiears  to  !.<'   steadily  increasing.      .Vlthou,!,di 
this  school   lias  in  many  ways  proved   very  heneticial  to 
the  town,  and  while  the  whole  town  feels  ii  strong  intev- 
»'st  ii.  its  siiceess.  yet  it   must  I >e  confessed   hy  any  iid.d- 
ligeiit  observer  that  it   has  a,lso  (h»ne  some   liarm  to  our 
town    s(diools   by  drawing  s(diohirs    from    s(diools   froiu 
which  they  could   not  well   be  spared.     This  is  the  natu- 
ral and  inevitai)le  result  of  the  establishment  of  it  State 
institution  of  this  kind  in  a  small  town. 

The  fact  that  (Jastine  was  the  fourth  town  in  the   Dis- 
trict of  Ahiincf  to  possess  a  newspai)er  of  its  own.  speaks 
volumes  for  the  character  of  its  citizens.     The  first  one 
was  published  in    ITDS,  by  Daniel  S.   Waters,  under  the 
iiameof  the  "(Jastine  (kizette."'     lu   17<M>   Waters  j.ub- 
lished  the    -(Jastine  .Journal  and   Eastern   Advertiser," 
probably    the  same    newsi)aper  under  a  different  name. 
In  1801)  an<l  1810  a  paper  called  -  The   Kagle  ''   was   pub- 
lished   here    l)y  Samuel    Hall.      In  1828  a  paper  called 
"The  Eastern  Amerieau '"  was  ])ublishe(l   her<'  by   Jlen- 
jamin  F.  Bond,  aiul  in  the  same  year  a  few  numbers  of  a 
literary  paper  called  "The  Cresceuf  were  printed  her.'. 
Xo  successful  attempt  to  sustain  a  local  ].aper  has   b<.eu 
since  made,  though  in  1884  a  small,  but  very  creditabh-, 
weekly  paper  Avas  started  by.  u,,!  Messrs.,  but  the  .Misses,' 
Wheeler  and  Hooke,  and  was   [.ublished  for  ab.^ut  two' 
veai'3. 


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Though  the  diiily  life  of  the  early  setth'i"  was  one  of 
liard  hiboi"  and  care,  yet  lie  was  not  averse;  to  rational 
annisenient.  The  ^ala  ]»erio(l  of  life  in  this  town  was 
doubtless  during'  its  oecu|)ation  by  the  Jiritish,  in  iSll 
and  181;").  It  eciuidled,  if  it  did  not  sur[)ass,  tlie  jx-riod 
which  has  come  in  with  the  influx  of  the  summer  visitor. 

Separated  and  almost  istdated  as  they  are  by  tiu;  sur- 
rounding' water  from  nearly  all  the  ncuj^hborin*,'  towns, 
the  citizens  are  even  to-day,  and  were  much  more  in 
earlier  timers,  ()bli<,nMl  to  find  their  sources  of  amusement 
at  lumie.  In  fact,  in  former  times  the  relativt;  impor- 
tance of  the  place  was  so  miudi  ^'reater  than  at  ])resent 
that  there  was  no  inducement  to  fjfo  elsewhere  for  amuse- 
ment. Indeed,  the  -Nvealth  and  fashion  of  the  whole 
eastern  section  of  the  country  centred  here.  We  find 
accoi'dingly.  as  far  back  as  the  date  of  tlie  incorporation 
of  the  town,  that  balls,  parties,  theatrical  exhibitions,  and 
celebrations  of  various  kinds  were  of  common  occurrence. 

On  the  second  of  January,  1815,  the  first  theatre  was 
o])ened  iiere,  under  the  name  of  "Theatre  Royal."  A 
large  barn  was  fitted  up  for  this  })urp(jse.  It  still  exists, 
in  part  at  least,  though  it  was  removed  off  the  Neck,  and 
is  now  on  the  premises  of  Mr.  Charles  Veazic.  The 
actors  were  all  amateurs,  aiul  belonged  to  tlie  English 
garrison.  The  dresses,  sc^enery,  decorations,  and  stage 
property  generally  were  brought  from  Halifax.  The 
garrison  relieved  the  tedium  of  barrack  life  by  giving 
dramatic  lun-formances  once  a  fortnight.  The  following 
lines,  written  by  Dr.  Mackesy,  surgeon  of  the  Sixty- 
second  Regiment,  will  give  some  idea  of  the  actors  as 
well  as  of  the  character  of  the  performances  : 


Liter  Auihils  of  the  Toicn. 


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<<  OrnisloiHit   /CjjUof/ite  fo  the   Coninli/  of  the  V 

GentlinKin.  " 

'■  Tin-  scfiic  i,s  closi'd,  anil  \Vortliiii;,rt,,ii  .-it  rest 
From  wniry  ciirc  timt  tilled  hin  jnixious  brcnst. 
His  cnttiij^c  riiiscil  in  wi'stcni  wil.ls  once  iiion-, 
Hut  (|iiits  Siiiiit  Lawrence  for  I'eiioltscKt's  ,sli,,re. 
Mere  social  views  liis  little  band  inspire, 
To  liri'atlie  responsive  to  Apollo's  lyre; 
In  trajfic  strains  or  'I'halia's  spri.-r|itl.v  art, 
Aim  to  enlar^M'  and  Imniani/e  the  lu-art  ; 
With  niiinic  woes  the  fi-elinj,'  ])osoni  warm. 
Or  merry  satire  calm  the  wintry  storm. 
The  drama's  past,  we  close  the  sportive  pa!,'e; 
-Mor*'  varied  duties  now  our  thou-ihts  eiijrairt,. 
Kmily,  (his  nijrht  so  hiessed  in  love  sind  riches, 

At  morning's  dawn  draws  on  her  hoots  and  hrceciies  ; 

Then  Amazon-like  extends  the  martial  line, 

(Jives  out  commands  and  seals  the  countersifrn. 

The  proud  I.ucretia.  thou^diso  nohly  hred. 

Oft  hieeds  and  hlisti-rs  at  the  (iaien's  head: 

And  fray  Sir  Charles,  for^jettinj,'  Kmily's  loss, 

Attends  all  duties  under  Corporal  Koss. 

Frederick,  no  fjrave  nuijristrate  suri)asses, 

In  ministerinsr  oaths  and  writinj;  passes. 

While  Old  Ilarrowhy's  voice  the  vale  alarms. 

With  •  Attention  .'     Steady  !     ShouMer  arms  ! ' 

And  war-like  aims  the  Cornet's  soul  iuHamo; 

He  shuts  up  ahoji.  and  treads  the  paths  of  fame. 

At  Sir  Robert's  nod  tin-  firm  ramparts  rise, 

The  bastions  ran^e—  the  venj;eful  bullet  flies. 

Anxious  to  please,  each  mend.er  of  the  corps 

Shall  do  his  best  to  cheer  this  dreary  shore; 

More  thankful  still  when,  tried  by  candor's  laws. 

The  Poor  Gentleman's  efforts  merit  your  ai)plause." 


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Tlio  actors  rcftu'rcd  to  were  in  tin;  order  in  wliicli  tln'y 
arc  mentioned :  Sur^jeon  J,  ^Fackesv  and  l'2nsi<;ii  A, 
Tumniers,  of  tlie  Sixty-second;  Lieutenant  . I.  Jlroodrick, 
Twenty-ninth;  Ahijor  Irvins  and  Lieutenant-Ccdonel 
Xinienes,  Sixty-second;  Adjutant  A.  Veazie.  Twenty- 
innth  l{e,i,dment :  and  Captain  l>onnycastlc,  oi"  the  lioyal 
En,nine(n-s.  Lieutenants  Wihl,  Ilarrowby,  and  Dennis,  of 
th(*  Sixty-second,  also  took  minor  ])arts.  These  ]»er- 
foi'iiiances  wei'e  (hiemed  of  such  importance  as  t<^  call  for 
both  general  and  sj)eeial  or(h'rs  from  tlie  commanding' 
oilicer,  one  of  which  states  that  he  has  obtained  ])ermis- 
sion  for  the  staff  otHcei's  and  color-sergeants,  with  theii- 
wives,  to  iiave  free  seats  in  the  pit  of  tht^  theatre,  and 
for  two  good  men  to  be  selected  from  each  company  to 
sit  in  the  gallery.  ( )ther  orders  re(piire  that  all  otticers 
who  attend  the  theatre  shall  ajtpear  in  dress,  and  that 
their  servants  shall  wear  their  regimental  <li"esses  and 
side-;irms. 

The  departure  of  the  Uritish  forces  was  ceh'l»rated  by 
an  illumination  of  the  town,  which  was  as  brilliant  as  the 
lack  of  gas  or  coal-oil  would  ])ermit.  The  houses  were 
most  of  them  illuiuinated  by  tallow  candh\s  affixed  to 
potatiK's  for  candlesticks. 

At  a  somewhat  later  date,  ••  house-warmings  '*  came 
int<^  vogue.  These  were  su])i)ers  given  by  the  first  occu- 
])ants  of  newly  built  houses,  usually  ending  with  music 
and  dancing. 

The  anniversaries  of  National  Independenct'  were  gen- 
erally celebrated  in  former  times  by  military  }>arades  and 
a  general  effervescence  of  military  s])irit  among  the  [leople, 
too  often  accompanied  by   an  outpouring  of    spirits   of 


RESIDENCE     OF     THE     LATE     HON.     C.     J.     ABBOT. 


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U.S.S.       CASTINE." 


FRUIT     DISH. 


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another  kind.     In  tlicse  lutei-  .lays  t],o  event  is  seMo.u 
observed  here  furtlier  than  by  tl.e  early  rino-i,,.  of  bells 
and  by  tlie  small  boy  with  his  torpedoes  and  tin'-eraekers 
Ihe  older  portion  of  the  eomnnmity  make  the  dav  a  holi- 
day, so  far  as  bnsiness  transactions  are  conc.'ri'.ed.  and 
«pe,id  It  (nther  .piiKly  at  home  „r  u<,  on  fan.ilv  picnics 

Other  celebrations  of    various    kinds  are  recorded  as 
transpirino- from  time  to  time,  but  non(,  that  have  any 
special    sio,uficance  now,  except   for    those  whose  fore- 
fathers particiimted  in  them,  nntil  we  come  to  recent  days. 
IJie  last  an.l  most  noteworthy  event  was  the  pres.Mita- 
tion,  Dec.  ?A,  1894,  to  the  oth.-crs  of  the   Tnited  States 
Crniser  "Castine  "  of  a  silver  fruit-dish,  .h.nated  bv  the 
tmvn  in  recognition  of  the  honor  conferred   upon  it  bv 
the    o-overnnient.      Xotwithstanding  the    imdemency  .if 
the  season,  there  was  a  large  atten.hmce  at  the  town  'hall 
where  the  exercises  Avere  hel.l.     The  meeting  was  calle.l 
to  order  by  Mr.  William  if.   AVitherl...  chainnan  of  the 
committee  of  arrangements,  by  some  appn.priate  remarks 
m  reference  to  the  action  of  the  town.     ])r.  ([..on-e    \ 
Wheeler,  chairman  .,f    the  Seh'ctmen,  (>xten.le.l    to  the 
otticers  and  crew  .)f  the  ••  Castine  '*  an  ..ffi.-ial  w.dcome  t., 
the  hospitalities  of  the  town,  an.l  tli.^  silver  .lish  was  mv- 
sente.l  to  Th.>nias    Terry,    Comman.ler   U.S.K,  by  .Air 
John  W.  Dresser  in  a  Htting  ad.lress.  wlii.-h  was  grac,-- 
tnlly  respcm.led  to  by  ( 'omman.h.r  |>errv.     A  .linne'r  wis 
given  in  the  evening  at  the  Pentag.iet  House,  an.l  later  a 
reception  ami  gran.l  ball  was  hel.l  at  the  town  hall.    The 
following  .lay  the  .>m.M.rs  w.mv  entertaine.l  at  the  ivsi- 
<lence  of  Mr.   Alfiv.l  F.  A.lams,  and  the  day  after  the 
courtesies  of  the  oth.-ers  were  exten.le.l  to  the  citizens 


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FORT    PENTAGOET. 


DBSOBIPTION   OF  FOBT   FBlTTAadET. 


A  "  The  Parade  "  —  a  place  cleared  for  military  jiurpoaes  —  some 
tweuty-nve  pacea  square. 

£  The  magazine,  which  is  about  thirty  paces  long  and  ttfteen 
wide. 

0  The  guard-house,  which  Is  about  fifteen  paces  long  and  ten 
wide. 

D  A  building  upon  the  other  side  of  the  guard-house,  of  tbe 
same  size,  upon  which  there  is  a  small  chapel  and  a  belfry,  aud 
which  makes  a  roof  over  the  entrance  of  the  gate. 

/'  A  dwelling  for  the  officers,  some  fifteen  paces  long  and  ten 
wide. 

0  Another  ballding  of  the  same  size,  for  the  workmen  and 
soldiers. 

ff  The  entrance  to  the  fort. 

J   The  entrance  to  a  small  redoubt,  which  is  before  the  gate. 

A'   The  gate  of  the  outer  works. 

/.  Two  platforms,  upon  each  of  which  there  are  two  guns,  which 
carry  eight-pound  balls. 


M  Another  platform  with  the  fraises  [palisades  set  horizontally 
Into  the  ground]  and  embraaure  of  turf,  where  there  arc  three 
pieces,  two  eight-pounders  and  one  three-poiiuder. 

JT  Small  parapets  at  the  reentering  and  side  angles  of  the  exterior 
works. 

O    Two  "  lookouts  "  raised  on  the  two  angles  of  the  bastions, 
P    The  steps  to  ascend  the  rampart. 
Q    The  palisades  of  the  exterior  works. 
K    A  bakehouse  and  shed  before  the  gate. 
.S'    A  deep  channel  [of  a  brook]  to  preserve  the  water  in  the  warm 
season. 

S    ^oovefor  small  boats  [or a  fresh- watev  creek  bare  at  low  tide]. 

'^  Wooden  stokea  or  piles  to  hinder  the  flow  of  the  sea  [and  pre- 
vent the  boats  from  being  washed]. 

X  A  bulkhead  to  preserve  the  earth,  which  supports  the  outeide 
works  and  platforms. 

Y   A  hill  which  commands  the  fort. 

Z    The  best  and  most  advantageous  spring  on  the  island. 


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CHAPTER  I. 

DESCRIPTIVE. 

INTERESTING  HISTORICAL    PLACES. 

QASTIXE  began  to  attract  attention  as  a  summer  re- 
sort al)out  the  year  1874.  altliongli  long  before  that 
period  Its  eliarms  had  beeome  known  to  the  few  who  had 
spent  the  season  witli  tlieir  friends  among  tlie  residents 
or  who  had  stopped  on  their  way  lionie  from  the  more 
noted  resort  at  Bar  Harbor. 

The  town  possesses  peculiar  advantages  as  a  waterin-- 
place.     The  village  is  situated  on  the  soutlierly  slope  of 
a  bill  at  the  foot  of  which  are  the  waters  of  the  Bagaduce 
river.     The  opposite  slope  is  wooded,  and  terminates  in 
rocky  bluffs  overhanging  Per.obscot  Bay.     The  natural 
drainage  of  the  place  is  almost  perfect,  and  in  addition 
to  this,  public  sewers  are  being  constructed  as  fast  as 
needed.     The  village  is  so  nearly  surrounded  by  water 
that  no  matter  from  what  quarter  the  wind  may  blow  it 
comes  over  the  sea,  thereby  moderating  the  temperature 
both  in  summer  and  in  winter.     It  is  well  supplied  with 
water  both  from  natural  springs  and  deep  wells,  in  some 
places  bored  into  the  solid  ledge. 

Castine  is  an  extremely  heafthy  town  at  all  seasons  of 
the  year,  but  especially  so  in  the  summer.    Tvphoid  fever 
unless  contracted  elsev.here,  is  unknown  here,  and  though' 


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no  guarantee  can  be  given  against  the  occurrence  of  epi- 
demics of  any  of  the  so-called  zymotic  or  contagious 
diseases,  yet  it  is  a  matter  of  notoriety  that  they  run  their 
course  in  an  exceptionally  mild  manner  and  do  not  be- 
come extensively  disseminated.  Not  onl"  i«5  the  resident 
population,  for  the  most  i)art,  one  of  ih  any  town 

might  reasonably  feel  proud,  but  tlie  ci.^os  of  summer 
sojourners,  who  come  here  for  iiivigoration  and  recre- 
ation, is  an  es])ecially  desirable  one.  The  ultra-fashion- 
able do  not  come,  and  wouhl  not  feel  at  home  here. 
Instead,  artists,  i)rofessional  men,  and  wealthy  fauiilies 
from  all  over  the  country,  who  care  more  for  the  charms 
of  nature  and  restful  quietness  than  they  do  for  the  gay- 
eties  of  city  life,  are  more  and  nu)re  making  tliis  their 
summer  home.  One  of  the  attractions  of  Castine  is  that 
summer  residents  are  entirely  untrammelhMl  by  the  re- 
strictions of  fashionable  city  life,  and  can  live  in  as 
much  or  as  little  style  as  they  desire.  The  town  is  less 
exclusive  and  more  ('t)snu)})olitan  than  many  others, 
but  there  are  abundant  opportunities  for  hermitages 
even    here. 

The  natural  scenery  of  the  jilace,  thoiigli  not  so  sub- 
lime as  that  of  nu)untainous  regions,  nor  so  grand  as  that 
of  nuiny  places  lying  more  ex[)osed  to  the  ocean,  is  never- 
theless varied  and  charming.  The  views  afforded  of 
the  ]>agaduce,  with  its  winding  line  of  shore  and  deep 
inlets,  and  of  the  broad  Penobscot  bay  and  river,  are  not 
surpassed,  if  e(pialled,  elsewhere.  Though  Castiiu',  uidike 
all  the  adjoining  towns,  possesses  no  natural  pond,  it 
boasts  the  possession  of  a  harbor  ''  in  which  the  navies 
of  the  world  might  ride  at  ease,"  and  to  which  tourists 


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Interesting  Historical  Places. 


71 


from  abroad  have  given  the  name  of  the  "American  Bay 
of  Naples," 

Tliis  harbor  contains  many  beautiful  islands.  Of  these, 
Nautilus  Island,  containing  about  thirty  acres  of  land, 
comes  within  the  jurisdiction  of  Brooksville,  being  con- 
nected with  that  town  by  a  bar.  Holbrook  Island,  far- 
ther to  the  south-west,  and  containing  about  fifty  acres, 
is  a  part  of  the  municipality  of  Castine.  In  addition  to 
these  are  the  two  Negro  islands,  Hospital  or  Noddle 
Island,  opposite  the  village,  and  some  seven  or  eight  small 
rocky  islets. 

Besides  its  natural  beauty,  tlie  i)oninsula  of  Castine 
has  so  many  points  of  historic  interest,  and  so  much  to 
attract  the  antiquarian,  that  it  needs  a  more  extended 
and  special  notice. 


FORTS    AXD    BATTERIES. 

By  far  the  most  important  historical  place  in  the  village 
is  the  site  of  the  old  French  fort,  called  by  the  French 
themselves  Fort  Pentagoet,  but  called  by  the  English 
D'Aulney's,  and  at  a  later  i)eriod,  Castin's  fort.  There 
is  no  room  for  reasonable  douljt  that  it  is  at  least  two 
hundred  and  sixty-one  years  old.  Although  it  is  highly 
probable  that  it  was  erected  on  the  spot  of  the  old  Plym- 
outh Colony's  trading-house  in  1629,  yet  it  is  not  reason- 
able to  suppose  that  any  trace,  even  of  the  foundation,  of 
that  building,  exists  in  the  })resent  ruins.  It  is  without 
doubt,  however,  one  of  the  earliest  forts  now  to  be  found 
in  the  United  States.  Its  ruins  are  to  be  distinctly  seen 
in  the  southern  part  of  the  village,  and  are  to  be  noticed 
soon  after  entering  the  harbor.     The  place  is  designated 


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by  a  sign-))(){ir(l.  It  is  situated  on  Perkins  street,  two 
lots  below  the  Agoney  cottage.  Excavations  were  made 
here  in  1878  and  in  1802,  and  the  plan  given  shows  the 
place  as  it  was  then,  with  the  exception  that  some  of  the 
soil  taken  off  in  1878  has  been  replaced. 

From  the  dimensions  given  in  the  Deed  of  Surrender 
tlie  fort  must  have  contained  at  that  time  something  like 
fifteen  tliousand  square  feet,  and  as  the  entire  portion 
now  remaining  contains  only  a  little  over  seven  thousand 
square  feet,  it  is  evident  that  what  is  now  to  be  seen  is 
but  little  more  than  tlie  foundations  of  the  magazine,  to- 
gether with  the  })aved  court,  and  a  small  portion  of  the 
quarters  for  the  workmen  and  soldiers.  In  fact,  nearly 
one-l)alf  this  fort  has  been  worn  awav  on  the  water  front 
by  the  action  of  the  rain  and  tides.  A  liirge  portion 
upon  the  sides  and  rear,  including  the  whole  of  the  outer 
fortification,  has  also  been  destroyed.  The  cellar  wall  is 
about  seventy  feet  from  the  edge  of  the  present  bank  of 
the  river.  According  to  the  plans  it  must  originally  have 
been  over  tw^o  hundred  feet  from  the  water.  The  site  of 
this  fort  was  probably  a  favorite  place  of  resort  for  the 
Indians  long  before  the  advent  of  Europeans.  This  is 
inferred  from  the  existence  here  of  a  large  shell  deposit, 
from  which  have  been  extracted  rrrow-heads  and  other 
pieces  of  flint,  Indian  pipes,  etc.  Two  other  shell  deposits 
are  to  be  seen  on  the  opposite  shore,  in  l^rooksville.  One 
is  at  Henry's  Point  and  the  other  at  Longfellow  Cove. 
At  one  of  these  places  a  piece  of  veritable  Indian  pot- 
tery, showing  the  string  markings,  was  unearthed  last 
summer. 

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more  interesting  to  all,  except  the  antiquarian,  is  one 
situated  nearly  north  from  it,  upon  the  high  land  in  the 
centre  of  the  peninsula.  It  is  on  High  stret^t,  nearly 
opposite  the  Normal  School-house.  It  was  built  by  the 
British  in  June,  177i),  and  was  named  Fort  George,  in 
honor  of  his  Majesty  George  III.  The  fort  is  tetragonal 
in  shape,  with  a  l)asti()n  at  each  of  the  four  angles,  which 
correspond  very  nearly  with  the  four  cardinal  points  of 
the  compass.  The  curtains  between  each  bastion  fai^e 
therefore  north-east  and  nortii-west,  south-ejist  and  south- 
west. The  north-east  and  south-west  tuirtains  are  t'ach 
two  hundred  and  thirty  feet  in  length.  The  north-west 
and  south-east  cnirtains  are  five  feet  shorter.  \\\  the 
south-east  curtain  is  the  gateway,  fifteen  feet  wide,  facing 
the  town.  The  moat,  or  ditch,  is  dug  down  to  the  ledge, 
and  the  dirt  helped  to  form  the  ramparts.  On  account 
of  this  ledge  it  was  impossible,  without  the  expenditure 
of  much  time  and  labor,  to  dig  the  ditch  deep(n'.  In  the 
west  bastion  was  the  well,  in  the  south,  the  magazine. 
From  the  bottom  of  the  ditch  to  the  top  of  the  ramparts 
was  twenty  feet.  The  ramparts  were  six  feet  wide  on 
the  top,  level,  and  guarded  by  fraising  and  p.alisades. 
The  latter  were  made  with  large  cedar  stakes  only  a  few 
inches  apart,  one  end  inserted  in  the  rampart  a  few  feet 
from  the  top,  the  other  end,  sliar[)ly  pointed,  extended 
horizontally  half-way  across  the  ditch,  rendering  an 
assault  difficult  and  dangerous.  The  bastion  containing 
the  magazine  was  fully  occupied  by  it.  The  entrances  to 
it  were  made  of  arched  passages  of  brick  and  mortar, 
over  which  were  layers  of  logs,  the  whole  covered  with 
earth.     A  row  of  barracks  was  built  parallel  to  the  north- 


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west  (!urtain.  After  the  Hiitish  left,  in  1815,  the  Ameri- 
can government  took  possession  of  it  and  garrisoned  it. 
Tlie  fort  was  repaired  and  strengthened,  and  new  bar- 
racks were  erected,  the  traces  of  which  are  still  visible. 
This  is  the  fort  in  which  Wadsworth  and  Burton  were 
confined,  and  from  which  they  made  their  escape.  It  was 
in  this  fort  that  the  gibbet  was  erected  upon  which  Jiall 
and,  subsequently,  Elliot  were  executed.  The  fort  is 
now,  minus  tlie  buildings  and  munitions  of  war,  substan- 
tially the  same  as  when  the  Britisli  left  it,  having  suf- 
fered comparatively  little  injury  either  from  climatic 
causes  or  from  acts  of  vandalism.  A  fine  view  in  all 
directions  can  be  obtained  from  its  ramparts,  and  it 
serves  accordingly  the  place  of  an  observatory  to  the 
citizens.  It  is  the  property  of  a  public-spirited  citizen, 
Mr.  George  H.  Witherle,  who  bouglit  the  several  lots  in 
which  it  w^as  contained  solely  for  the  purpose  of  pre- 
serving it  uninjured,  who  has  ever  since  made  it  free  to 
the  public,  and  who  intends  eventually  to  have  it  come 
into  the  possession  of  the  town. 

Soon  after  the  erection  of  Fort  (leorge,  the  British 
constructed  several  batteries  upon  this  peninsula  or  in 
its  vicinity.  Some  of  these  cannot  be  readily  found  to- 
day, even  by  those  who  once  knew  where  to  look  for 
them,  and  a  few  can  only  be  found  by  the  aid  of  a  guide. 
Those  whicli  can  readily  be  distinguished  are  here  men- 
tioned, so  that  they  can  be  found  by  the  reader  without 
much  trouble. 

Commencing  at  the  foot  of  the  hill,  on  the  road  lead- 
ing from  the  village,  and  not  far  from  the  bridge  which 
crosses  the  old  canal,  is  North  Point  battery,  constructed 


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fi(!hl  in  wliicli  it  is  sitniitiMl  lijis  luu-n  cnltiviitod  and  a 
portion  of  it  dcsti'oycd. 

Near  thu  brow  of  the  hill,  on  tlu>  ri«,dit  as  y(in  ascend, 
in  the  pasturo  near  tin;  road,  is  Uattery  (Jossclin,  named 
in  honor  of  the,  Kn.i^dish  t^encu-al  eoniinandiiiL,'  the  ^'arri- 
son  in  LSlf),  and  was  therefore  eroeted  l)y  his  troops. 

Not  far  from  the  south-west  corner  of  tlu!  cenu'terv. 
and  in  the  direction  of  tii«!  wind-mill,  will  be  seen  what 
is  left  of  a  larj^e  redonbt  whi(di  has  sometimes  been 
called  JJattery  Tenobseot,  bnt  whi(di  the  Kuj^dish  named 
Seamen's  battery,  it  havint,'  been  bnilt  by  JSritish  ma- 
rines in  1779. 

Half  a  mile  farther  beyond  the  cemetery,  and  not  far 
from  the  eastern  extremity  nf  the  jx-niiisula.  caUed 
Hatch's  ]*oint,  a  scpuire  redoubt  was  erected  in  177i), 
called  East  Point  batt(  ly.  It  is  not  easily  found  except 
by  one  familiar  with  its  iMcation. 

On  the  mainland,  op),  sitt*  the  last-mentioned  battery, 
was  one  erected  the  same  yciir  by  the  Americans,  and 
named  Westcott's.     Jt  can  no  lon,i,^er  be  found. 

On  goinjj^  towards  Dyce's  Head  the  Hrst  site  of  a  i)at- 
tery  is  about  where  Coh)nel  Jiolan's  carriage-house  now 
stands.  It  is  the  site  of  the  most  noted  of  -11  —  the 
"  Half-Moon,''  or  liattery  Furieuse.  It  was  the  battery 
captured  by  the  Americans  when  they  niiide  their  attack. 

At  the  lower  end  of  Perkins  street,  between  the  cot- 
tages of  Mr.  Edwin  Morey  and  Mr.  Thomas  J>.  Blake,  is 
the  largest  redoubt  of  all,  exce|)ting  Fort  (ieorge.  It  be- 
longs to  the  United  States,  and  was  erected  about  1811, 
in  anticipation  of  a  war  with  England,  and  was  named 


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Eort  Madison.  This  is  its  legitimate  name,  tliougli  it 
was  called  by  tlie  British,  who  oc('ii})ied  it  in  1814-15, 
Fort  Castine,  —  from  tiie  name  of  the  town,  and  not  in 
honor  of  the  Baron.  This  fort  was  rebuilt  during  the 
late  Civil  War,  and  garrisoned  by  a  company  of  United 
States  troops.  It  has  sometimes  been  called  Fort  Torter, 
and  often  the  United  States  fort,  but  its  true  name,  as 
already  stated,  is  Fort  Madison.  It  is  a  square  fort, 
.sonunvhat  similar  to  Fort  George,  tliough  consideral)ly 
smaller.  It  contains  a  magazine  and  a  well,  and  in  the 
last  war  mounted  tivt;  guns,  two  24-pounders  im  harhefte 
and  three  32-pounders  in  the  embrasures. 

In  Witherle  l^ark  are  to  be  found  the  renuiins  of  two 
small  Ilevolutiomiry  batteries  and  the  site  of  an  old 
block-house.  One  of  these  batteries  was  named  West 
Point,  the  other  has  never  been  named,  so  far  as  is 
known.  Only  the  ledge  on  which  the  block-house  stood 
can  now  be  seen.  This  building  was  probably  con- 
structed more  for  an  observatory  than  for  the  protection 
it  would  afford,  though  it  was  built  in  true  block-house 
style.  It  was  twenty  feet  s(piare  on  the  ground  floor, 
the  second  story  projected  over  the  first.  It  had  no 
cuj)ola,  as  shown  in  the  illustration,  but  above  it  tlie 
sides  of  the  building  were  continued  four  feet  higher. 
Neither  the  site  of  this  building  nor  either  of  the  bat- 
teries can  be  foun<l  without  the  aid  of  a  guide. 

Near  Wadsworth  Cove  is  a  large  redoubt  nanu'd  Bat- 
tery Griffith,  in  honor  of  Hear- Admiral  Griffitli,  who  com- 
manded the  naval  force  in  1814-15.  The  dimensicuis  of 
this  battery  are  forty-seven  feet  front  by  ninety  feet  on 
the  sides.     It  is  in  shape  an  irregular  quadrilateral.     It 


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enelosed  barracks  the  foundations  of  wliicli  measure  six- 
teen by  thirty  feet.  Tliis  battery  eonimands  the  entire 
cove.  Ft  is  in  a  t^ood  state  of  preservation  and  is  the 
property  of  the  trwn.  Tlie  Wadsworth  Cove  road 
touches  tlie  southern  ("orner. 

The  ou\\  remaining  battmy  on  the  i)eninsula  is  in  tlie 
pasture  near  to,  but  north  of,  Fort  Geort^^e.  It  is  a  semi- 
circular battery,  one  liun(b-ed  and  fifty  feet  in  extent, 
and  en(dosiu«,'  a  redoubt  wliieh  measures  forty-six  feet. 
It  was  named  IJattery  Sherbrooke,  in  lionor  of  tlie  gen- 
eral who  had  the  supreme  command  of  all  the  laiul  forces 
of  the  English  at  this  place  in  ISl^J-l;").  In  the  field 
south-west  of  Fort  (Jeorge  are  to  be  seen  wiiat  is  left  of 
the  American  ritle-i)its  and  other  intrenchments. 

On  Xautilus  Island  are  the  remains  of  a  battery 
erected  by  the  British  in  1779.  It  was  the  first  one 
captured  by  the  Americans.  The  island  is  tlie  ])roperty 
of  Mr.  Henry  C.  Williams,  of  Brooklyn,  and  the  grounds 
are  not  open  to  the  ]»ublie. 


OLD    IIOUSKS. 

Tlie  greater  number  of  tlu'  houses  built  here  about  the 
time  of  the  incor[)oration  of  the  town  have,  like  tlieir 
occui)ants,  passed  iiway.  Of  tlu)se  which  yet  remain, 
the  ohlest  is  Ixdieved  to  be  that  now  occupied  as  a  hotel 
and  called  the  Castine  House.  Its  exact  age  is  not  known, 
but  it  was  built  cousidcrMbly  over  a  liundred  yciirs  ic-o. 
The  l*eutag()et  and  Acadian  liotels  occupy  the  sites  of 
two  of  the  early-i)uilt  houses,  and  a  jKut  of  the  latter 
constituted  what  was  known  as  tlie  Coltl>  house.  The 
Hooke,  the   Gay,  and  the  Dyer   houses,  on  Water  street, 


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arc  all  very  old  Imildinj^s,  and  betoken  by  their  size 
and  sbai)e,  and  the  terraced  gronnds  in  front  of  them, 
the  ])roHperity  of  their  fornier  ()\vn(;rs. 

Tiie  residence  of  Mrs.  Samuel  K.  Whiting,  near  the 
Common,  was  one  of  those  occupied  by  the  English  in 
1814-15.  There  was  f(n'merly  in  one  of  the  windows  of 
the  house  a  i)ane  of  glass  which  liad  scratched  ui)on  it 
with  a  diamond,  by  Ijieutenant  Elliott,  a  JJritish  officer, 
a  i)icture  of  the  British  Hag,  with  the  Stars  and  Strijjes 
underneath,  u[)side  down,  and  the  words  "  Yankee  ])oodle 
upset."  The  author's  sitting-room  was  once  the  office  of 
a  British  i)aynuister,  and  there  are  quitt;  a  nund)er  of 
otiier  houses  still  standing  whicdi  were  occupied  by  the 
British  in  1814  or  1815,  and  wliich  were  built  some  years 
prior  to  that  event. 

The  Johnston  house,  on  Main  street,  was  built  early  in 
the  century,  and  is  noted  for  its  tine  hall,  whi(di  has  been 
often  sketched  by  artists. 

The  I'erkins  iiouse,  on  Court  street,  is  i)erhai)S  nearly 
as  old  as  the  Castine  House.  At  all  events,  it  was  built 
before  the  street  in  front  of  it,  which  is  the  reason  why 
the  street  (uirves  at  that  point. 

The  Tilden  house,  coriuM-  of  Main  and  Court  streets, 
was  the  abode  of  the  first  settled  minister,  Jlev.  William 
Mason,  and  was  probably  built  soon  after  his  settlement, 
in  1798. 

The  house  on  Main  street,  north  of  the  rersidence  of 
Mr.  William  H.  Witherle,  and  now  occupied  by  Mr.  X. 
V.  Noyes,  there  is  every  reason  to  believe  was  built  as 
early  as  1791. 

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last  century  as  the  Avery  Inn.  is  perhaps  as  ohi  as  any 
standini,^  in  the  village.  It  is  noted  for  having  been  in 
olden  times  the  scene  of  frec^uent  festivities  by  former 
collectors  of  customs,  gentlemen  of  the  bar,  and  other 
magnates.  It  was  occupied  by  the  liritish  in  l.Slo,  and 
the  Held  near  it  was  the  old  mustering-ground  of  the 
militia  in  the  District  of  ^faine. 

The  meeting-house  of  the  First  Varish.  commonly 
called  the  Unitarian  Church,  is  the  oldest  churcli-build- 
ing  in  this  vicinity.  It  is  probably  ohhu-  than  any  in  the 
county,  and  among  the  oldest  in  the  State.  It  was  built 
in  1700.  The  interior,  however,  has  i)een  remodelled  ;ind 
the  old  galleries  removed.  It  still  retains  the  old  pews 
and  pulpit,  and  such  is  the  attachment  to  it  of  the  societv 
that  worship  there  that  not  even  the  possible  gain  of  a 
larger  congregation  has  yet  been  sufficient  to  incbu^e  them 
to  make  jiny  further  alterations. 

The  exact  age  of  the  Town  Hall  is  not  known,  but  as 
it  was  originally  the  Court-house,  and  as  the  courts  were 
held  here  as  early  as  June,  1790,  it  must  be  over  one  hun- 
dred years  old.     Tlie  jail  was  just  above  it,  aiul  near  it 
were  the  stocks,  which  were  built  bv  the  old  town  of 
Penobscot  in  17<).*?  or  171)4.     The  jail  was  torn  down  after 
the  removal  of  the  courts  to  KUswortii,  but  the  Court- 
house was  bought  by  the  town.     It  has  i)een  soimnvhat 
remodelled,  but  is  substantially  the  same  is  when  built. 
This  building  has  not  oidy  been  used  as  a  court-house 
and  town-house,  but  has  served  as  a  school-house  and  as 
a  church.     It  was  occupied  by  the  Second  Parish  before 
their  church  was  built,  and  for  several  summers  past  it 
has  been  used  by  the  ]':piscoi)alians. 


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Tliei'e  are  many  interesting  relies  of  the  past  retain(Hl 
in  tlie  town,  but  most  of  them  aie  the  property  of  pri- 
vate citizens,  and  are  exhibited  only  as  a  personal  favor. 
It  is  to  b»;  hoped  that  tlie  time  is  not  far  distant  when 
some  ])rovision  will  l)e  made  by  the  town  for  their  col- 
lection and  i)reservation  in  a  [)ropt'r  museum.  There  is 
one  relic  which  belongs  to  the  town  itself  and  can  be 
readily  seen.  It  is  an  old  fire-engine  named  "Hancock." 
AVhen  and  by  wlumi  it  was  ol)tained  is  a  matter  of  some 
doubt.  The  date  marked  on  it  is  1804.  Xf)  appropri- 
ation was  ever  made  for  it  by  the  town,  and  it  was  prob- 
ably liought  by  private  subscri})tion.  For  many  years 
the  town  has  taken  care  of  it.  but  there  is  no  record  of 
its  ever  being  given  to  tlie  town.  During  the  J^ritisli 
occu|)ati()n  in  1814-1;")  it  was  taktMi  charge  of  by  tlie 
troop.s,  kei)t  in  Fort  (xcorge,  and  a  detail  of  soldiers 
made  daily  to  act  as  firemen.  It  is  still  in  a  condition 
to  be  used,  but  has  the  great  disadvantage  of  having  to 
be  kept  tilled  by  buckets. 

Among  the  most  interesting  relics  are  the  celebrated 
"  Castine  coins,'- .some  of  which  are  still  in  town,  altliough 
a  complete  collection  of  the  different  kinds  has  been  given 
to  the  Maine  Historical  Society.  These  coins,  which 
originally  numbered  s(unething  like  two  thousand  jiieces, 
were  found  in  1840,  by  a  farmer  of  Penobscot,  on  the  side 
of  a  rocky  hill  in  that  town,  some  twenty  i-ods  from  the 
shore  of  the  Uagaduce  river.  Tliey  are  called  the  "  Cas- 
tine coins''  because  of  the  strong  probability  that  they 
were  placed  where  they  were  found  by  the  liaron  Castin 


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a. 

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Rc'/iis. 


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or  soiiio  of  liis  t'iuuily  at  the  tiiiio  ho  was  drivon  from 
liis  house  by  (lovcrnor  Aiidros  in  HI8S,  or  t'lso  h^tt  thero 
l)V  tlie  family  when  tli«'y  (h'parted  for  Caiuula,  in  17(M. 
These  coins  were  mostly  l'"'rench  money,  thoujirh  there  was 
a  lart;e  nnmbcr  of  Spanish  ••  (Job"'  dollars,  or  "  |)i«'('es  of 
eight."  There  were  some  llelgic  and  I'ortugut'sc  coins 
and  some  twentv-tive  or  thii-tv  Massachusetts  ])ine-tree 
shillings  and  sixpences,  all  dated  KJ.")!'.  'IMiere  were  a 
very  few  ICnglish  shillings.  In  ISO.'J,  on  the  beach  just 
below  Fort  Tentagiiet.  a  gold  •' denu-Louis  "  was  found. 
It  was  dated  1(141'.  and  was  in  good  jirescrvation  and  but 
little  worn. 

In  the  y<'ar  ISOtJ  a  i»iece  of  sheet  co|>per  ten  incdies 
long  by  eight  wide  was  found  in  the  ground  near  Fort 
Madison.  The  letters  upon  the  plate  are  evidently  ab- 
breviations of  the  following  inscrii>tion  : 

"  1()4S,  S  .Junii.  Frater  Leo  I'arisiensis,  in  Cajtucinorum 
jMissione,  posui  hoc  fundamentum  in  honorem  nostrae 
Dominae  Sanctae  Spei."' 

Of  which  this  is  the  translation  : 

"1(548.  June  S.  1.  l-'riar  Leo.  of  P.iris.  (Ja])uehin  Mis- 
sionary, laid  this  foundation  in  honor  of  our  liady  of 
Holy  Hoj)e." 

This  })late  was  evidently  placed  in  the  foundation  of 
some  Cath(jlic  (dia])el,  and  there  is  but  little  doubt  that 
it  was  the  one  described  as  being  "over  the  gateway" 
of  Fort  I'entagoet.  There  is  a  i)ossibility,  however,  as 
all  the  other  Cathidic  missionaries  here  were  Jesuits, 
that  the  Ca[>U(diin  mission  may  have  had  an  entirely 
separate  cha[)el  of  its  own.  If  tiie  latter  snpi)osition  be 
true,    it    would    m)t,    in    that   case,  be    unreasonable    to 


82 


Moilern  Castinc. 


I'lh 


iHii 


suppose  tliiit  tlie  pliito  was  fduiid  noar  wlifin;  it  was 
ori^Miially  placed.  Tliis  plato  is  now  in  tiio  [)()ssossion 
of  Mr.  G('oi'};o  II.  WitlitM-le. 

Tlie  aiitlioi-  lias  iii  his  j)ossessioii  many  old  hin^M's, 
bolts,  tomahawks  or  hiitc-lH'ts,  stone  axes,  rhisids  or 
gouges,  and  other  curiosities,  whi(th  were  found  ahout 
lune,  and  nH)stly  at  Fort  l'entaf,M>et.  There  are  also  in 
possession  of  many  citizens  cannon-halls,  buttons,  and 
other  reminders  of  the  lievolutioiiary  War  or  of  the 
second  British  occupation  of  the  town.  Furniture  of 
that  i)eriod  is  scarce,  but  scnne  jjjenuine  arti(des  ;ir«'  still 
to  be  found  in  town.  There  arc;  four  old  cannon  pre- 
served in  town.  One  of  them  beloni^'ed  to  the  old  shii) 
•*  Canova,"  and  is  kept  fastened  to  tlm  buihlinj,' on  Aca- 
dia wharf.  The  other  three  an;  tlu;  proi)erty  of  the 
United  States,  and  are  under  char<,'e  of  keepers  ap[iointed 
by  the  government.  One  of  them  is  just  ixdow  Fort 
(Jeorg»',  one  near  Ottiu*  IJock  cottage,  and  the  other  behnv 
the  Stone  (iottage.  They  are  li4-i)ounders,  and  are 
marked  on  the  bree(di  with  their  nuud)ers  sim[)ly.  They 
are  umloubtedly  American  guns,  and  date  back  to  the 
War  of  1812,  and  nuiv  possibly  be  ridics  ot  tiie  JJevolu- 
tionary  War. 


ei'Ci  it  w.'is 
possnssioii 

•M    liingps, 
cliisels    or 
mid  about 
lie  also  ill 
ttons,  and 
or  of   the 
niiturc  of 
's  aiv  still 
iinoii   pin- 
le  old  slii[) 
ij,'  on  Aca- 
ty  of    the 
apitointed 
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her  below 
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nnillC  first  (listiiictivcly  siuiiiiicr  n'sidciict;  was  crcctt'd 
-^  licrc  ahout  1S7()  liy  the  late  Hon.  llt'iiry  C.  (loodc- 
iiow.  (»r  l>an,i,'()r.  It  is  on  Perkins  street,  opposite  tlu^ 
iip])er  end  of  Nautilus  Island.  It  lias  a  u^ood  heaeli  and 
51  small  wharf  for  boats  and  yuelits.  It  is  now  owni-d 
by  Mrs.  (J.  (}.  Wilson,  of  Brooklyn,  (hi  the  Ljronnds 
adjoining;  the  honse  a  small  astron(»niieal  ol)servatory  has 
been  recently  ereeted. 

'Phe  Stone  cott. (!.(('  was  ereeted  in  ISSI,  by  Viv. 
Frank  I*.  Wood,  (d  r>an,i.;or.  It  is  sit\iated  at  the  extrenu; 
lower  »'nd  of  Perkins  street.  It  i-eeeived  its  designation 
from  the  fiiet  that  it  was  built  upon  the  lower  story  of 
till*  only  stone  buildini;'  in  the  town.  This  portion  is 
nearly  one  hundred  years  old. 

The  small  but  jiieturescpie  cottaiLce  at  Dyee's  Head, 
called  Winonah,  on  the  elilT  overlookin,i;  Penobscot 
l>ay,  and  t'acinj;:  ludfast.  twelve  miles  distant,  was  built 
by  Mr.  Podwtdl  in  ISSL*.  and  itur(diased  and  remodelled 
by  Mr.  liernhard  Pol,  ot  P»an,!.for.  in  1SS.">.  who  makes  it 
his  summer  home.      It  is  a  veritalile  bijou. 

The  handsome  residence  called  Otter  Uo(d<.  situatecl 
on  Perkins  street,  opposite  the  ]'o(d<  of  the  same  name  at 
the  entrance  of  the  harltor,  is  owned  and  occupied  by 
^Ir.    Henry    McLauj,'hli:K    of    Pan.ifor.      It  was  built    in 


84 


Modern  Castine. 


ff  '■; 


1885.      It  is  tiistefully  laid  out,  and  the  flower-beds  and 
shriibltery  excite  tlie  admiration  of  all  who  behold  them. 

In  1S87  Mr.  Frank  1*.  Wood  bnilt,  and  tor  several  years 
0('cui)ied,  the  Koekwood,  a  house  built  of  loj?s,  and 
henee  known  in  common  iiarlance  as  the  Log  Cabin. 
Though  a  handsome  residence,  its  popuhir  name  indicates 
its  style  of  construction.  It  is  at  the  lower  end  of  High 
street,  not  far  from  the  light-hous«*. 

On  the  soutli-eastern  side  of  Madison  Park  is  the  hand- 
some residence  of  Mr.  Edwin  ^lorey,  of  lioston.  It  is 
one  of  the  largest  and  |»roi)ably  tlie  nu)st  expensive 
house  in  the  village.  Tt  has  a  tine  lawn,  and  a  wharf 
where  his  sti'am-yaclit  "  Princess  "'  can  receive  or  land 
his  guests. 

On  the  soutli-western  side  of  Madison  Park,  Mr. 
Thomas  1).  Plake,  of  Prooklinc.  Mass.,  built  his  cottage, 
the  Jielmout,  in  181)0.  It  is  a  handsome  i)uildiug, 
and  the  grounds  are  well  laid  out,  and  are  being  con- 
stantlv  improved.  He  owns  on  both  sides  of  the  street 
an«l  has  a  tine  tennis-court  opi»osite  his  house. 

The  Clitf  cottage,  just  beyond  the  liglit-house,  was 
built  by  Mr.  AV(jod  in  1888.  It  has  a  tine  wat«'r  view, 
but  the  grounds  have  been  left  pretty  mucii  in  tiieir 
natural   state. 

Tlie  Carofan,  a  small  but  artistic  cottage,  on  Perkins 
street,  near  tlie  Stone  cottage,  was  built  in  180,'i  by  the 
Misses  Schciu'k  and  Way.  who  occupy  it  sunnners. 
The  n.ime  of  the  house  is  a  com})ound  of  their  own 
names. 

The  Agoncy  «'ottage,  on  Perkins  street,  just  east  of 
the  old    French   fort,  is  the  propi'rty  of  Colonel   A.   K. 


s  and 
them. 
y(iars 
,  and 
Jabiii. 
leates 
Jligh 

liand- 
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land 

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Summer  Cottages. 


86 


Bolan,  ot  New  York.  It  is  a  l.an.lsmno  an.]  <..niin().li„us 
house,  and  lias  a  superl,  watoi-  front,  with  a  full  view  „f 
the  harbor.  The  -rounds  towards  the  street  are  taste- 
fully hud  out,  and  there  is  a  fine  I.eaeh  in  front  The 
stables  are  at  the  southern  end  of  Court  stre.^t.  but 
within  a  reasonable  distanee  from  the  house  This  ent 
tage  was  built  in  ISlKi.  C.don.d  Ilolan  has  beeon.e  a 
permanent  citizen  of  the  town. 

In  ISSI  Mr.  (.M.arles  F.  iiates.  of  Wolhiston  Heights, 
Mass.,  purehased  the  Moore  homestead.  He  has  a  s:nali 
but  neat  cottage  and  ext.uisive  grounds  in  the  rear  ri'in 
ning  .lown  to  the  water  at  Wads  worth  Cove.  It  is  the 
first  cottage  on  Jligh  street,  just  south-west  of  Fort 
George. 

Js'ext  to  the  last  mentioned  is  the  cottage  of  Kov    I 
O.  JJrastow,  D.J)..    Prob-ssor    in    the    Yah.    Theological 
Scho(d.     Mr.    Urastow    ])urchased  the  Uber  c„tta-e     iu 
1891,  of  the  X.  iJ.  MansHehl  estate,  and  has  remo.h.lh'd  it 
Ihese  two  cottages  being  on  high  land,  have  very  (,xten- 
sive  views. 

In  im\  the  well-known  author,  Mr.  Noah  jlrooks 
formerly  of  Newark,  N.,!.,  but  a.  native  of  Castine,  bou-dit 
the  house  then  occupied  by  J)r.  Fl  K.  Fhilbrook  Jt"  is 
on  Main  street.  The  house  can  onlv  bv  .•ourtesv  be  calh.d 
a  summer  resi.h'uce,  since  Mr.  IJn.oks  has  ma.h'  this 
town  his  ]>hice  of  permaiuMit  abode,  and  reshh-s  h«M-e  the 
greater  p(.rtion  of  the  year. 

Mr.  Frank  P.  AVoo.l  "built  The  J5owhler.  thi'  fine  .-ot 
tag.- m  whi.di  he  is  at  p.-.-s.-nt  spcn.ling  his  sun.m.'rs,  in 
1«.)..  It  IS  situat.,Ml  just  above  th.'  Ko.'kwood,  at  tl... 
lower  en.l  of  Jligh  street.     Its  construction  shows  -n.it 


fp 


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80 


Modern  Casiine. 


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ingCMuiitv,  SIS  well  as  taste.  \t  is  on  the  aiitifpie  style, 
ami  a  ]L(()<)(1  deal  of  the  woodwork  oaiiie  from  well-known 
old  colonial  liouses  torn  down  to  make  room  for  the  new 
State  House  in  IJoston.  Mr.  Wood  owns  a  considerable 
tract  of  land  at  that  end  of  the  village,  and  has  (h)ne  a 
good  deal  to  promote  its  value. 

In  1894  Hon.  PI.  M.  Jiurr,  of  Newton,  Mass..  erected  a 
handsome  and  sui)stantial  cottage  on  the  south  side  of 
High  str(;et,  opposite  the  Kockwood.  It  is  built  at  the 
extreme  edge  of  the  bank,  so  that  the  broad  veranda 
nearly  overhangs  th(^  water  at  liigh  tide. 

During  the  past  year,  189o,  three  cottages  were  built 
at  the  lower  end  of  High  street.  The  lowest  one,  near 
Mr.  Wood's  residence,  was  built  and  occujtied  the  ]):ist 
summer  by  Rev.  Arthur  M.  Little,  rector  of  an  Ejfiscojjal 
churcli,  Evanston,  111.  Just  above  Mr.  Little's  is  one 
entith'd  ••  Waldnuir,"  ere('ted  by  Mr.  W.  H.  \\  ing,  of 
New  Vork.  It  is  in  the  Normandy-FnMU'h  style.  Still 
farther  to  the  east,  and  near  the  entrance  to  Witherle 
I'ark.  is  the  cottage  of  Mr.  Arthur  Fuller,  of  V>oston.  It 
i.s  a  large,  lumdsome,  and  well-constructed  house,  and 
has  a  view  sui)erior  to  any  of  the  others.  Owing  to  the 
recent  date  of  erection  of  these  cottages,  none  of  them 
have  the  improved  grounds  that  will  doubtless  be  seen 
at  no  distant  future. 

In  1891  Dr.  J.  \V.  (Jrindle.  of  New  York,  j»urchased 
the  ohl  Stover  Hatcii  house  and  renu)delled  it.  Subse- 
(piently  he  bought  the  Xoves  ship-yard  lot  adjoining, 
and  at  a  considerable  expense  lias  graded  it  up  to  niake 
a  haud.some  hiwn.  This  cottage  is  on  Perkins  street,  a 
short  distance  below  the  Acadian  Hotel. 


style, 
iiown 
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ruble 
one  a 

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it  the 
landa 

built 
,  near 
;  ]»!ist 
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them 
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In  1SS<)  I*r(»f.  Jmiiu'S  I>.  Aiiios.  of  ('ainliricbj:*'.  >rass., 
(Iciiii  of  the  I  l;irv:inl  Law  School,  Itoiitjlit  wliat  was  known 
as  the  .lonatlian  IN'ikins  farm.  It  is  a  Wcantifnl  lo- 
cality on  I't'i'kins  I'oint.  in  North  ('astin*',  at  the  end 
of  Mill  lane.  He  has  ont' of  the  best  harns  in  the  counlA', 
and  tln'  whoh'  fann  is  ra])i<lly  lirin^-  lir«»H},dit  un<h'r  a 
hiinh  stat*'  of  cultivjition. 

In  ISUO  l»rof.  \V.  A.  Ki'cncr,  (lean  (.f  ("olmnl.ia  Law 
\'ork.  bonj'ht    the    Jesse    (JanhuM"    fann. 


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just  ont  of  the  villai^'c.  and  has  greatly  improved  it.    The 

place  is  known  as  Hill  Crest. 

Tiiere  is  now.  lSl>."i,  in  process  (d'  construction,  on  tlu^ 
Morse's  Cove  roa«l.  about  two  and  one-half  nnles  from 
the  village,  in  wiiat  was  formerly  known  as  Hatch's 
woods,  the  largest  and  probably  one  of  the  finest  lupuses 
in  this  viciinty.  [t  is  owned  by  Mr.  W.  I).  Porter,  of 
Chicago.  It  has  an  extensive  view  up  ami  down  tin; 
I'enobscot  river.       The  gi'ounds  are  very  s|>acious,  and 


ar 


(?  to  be  ('labor  .   dv  laid  out.      It  is  to  b(^  called   '•  Af* 


)SS 


icre 


There  is  now  in  process  of  ereiition  and  nearly  com- 
]deted,  upon  Holbr(K)k  Island,  a  tine  cottag<\  intended  for 
the  occupancy  of  its  builder.  .Mr.  K.  K.  Harris,  of  iJoston. 

Several  summer  cottages  have  been  erect«'d  in  the 
town  of  lirooksville,  two  of  which  are  mentioned  in  this 
connection  on  account  of  their  pio.ximity  to  Castine.  from 
whi(di  place  their  mail  and  all  tludr  sui>pli(\s  are  received. 
The  one  on  Nautilus  Island  belongs  to  .Mr.  Ilenrv  Will- 
iams.  of  Urooklyn.  It  attracts  the  attention  of  all 
ap|>roaching  Castine  by  steanu'r,  on  acco\int  (d"  its  sizt; 


ind  commanding  situation  on  the  is 


dand. 


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Moifi'rn  (Jiistiiii'. 


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The  otlu'i',  on  ('ujm'  Hosier.  opiMtsitc  Kaiii  Ishiiul, 
Oolongs  to  Mr.  K.  li.  Hutcliins,  oT  liostoii.  It  sceiiis,  at 
first  sight,  iiuieccissiljlr,  on  accouir.  of  its  situation,  at  the 
v«»rv  top  of  an  ('xtn-niclv  steep  hill.  The  view  of  I'eiioh- 
S(M)t  l>ay  to  he  oljtained  from  its  wimhiws,  and  es[)eeially 
from  its  spacious  v«Manda,  amply  repays  the  lahor  of 
ascont,  and  vindicates  tlu;  judgment  of  the  owner. 

CIIUItCHES    AND    ASSOCIATIONS. 

The  religiouslv  incliiu'd  will  find  on  weeh-davs  as  well  as 
Sundays  «)pportunities  to  gratify  their  aspiration.s.  They 
may  not,  in«hu'd.  Hud  here  the  jtarticular  services  to  which 
tlu'y  are  accustomed,  hut  they  will  l»e  gladly  received 
into  either  of  the  thrt'c  churches.  Trinitarian.  Methodist. 
or  I'nitarian.  to  which  theii-  feelings  most  incline  them, 
and  will  be  weh'omed  at  the  meetings  of  the  Christian 
F.udeavor  Association,  the  Kpworth  League,  or  the 
Woman's  Alliance,  .\part  from  their  deiionnnational 
distinctions,  these  iduircdjes  |»ossess  each  its  own  pt'culiai' 
attraction.  The  Hrst  named  is  the  more  modern,  and  is 
considered  the  handsouicst.  Its  sjtire  is  especially  gracrc- 
ful.  The  Mi'thodist  Church  has  just  l»een  enlarged  and 
otherwise  improved,  ami  a  Methodist  Chapel  has  recently 
been  erected  near  the  (Jrange  Hall, at  North  Casrino.  The 
very  simi>licity  and  plainness  of  tin;  I'nitarian  Met'ting- 
liouse,  together  with  its  age.  rec.omm»'iul  it  to  many. 

It  a  visitor  here  be  a  Mason  or  an  Odd  Fellow,  lie  will 
find  his  jdace  awaiting  him  in  Lodges  of  these  orders. 
Hancock  Lodge,  No.  4,  is,  as  its  nnndter  shows,  one  of  the 
oldest  Lodges  in  Maine.  It  was  chartered  in  171>4  by 
the  Grand  Lo<lg«'  of  Massachusetts,  and  still  u.ses  its  old 


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ISIiisoiiic  liiniitiirt',  :in<l  lias  iiiaiiv  iiitfi-fstin^' iiiciui'iitns  of 
tlif  (»l(l»'ii  tiiiM'  ill  its  ai'cliivt's.  This  Lddifc  <il»st'rvt'(l  its 
n'Mtcmiial  in  inihlic.  with  iiitcii-stiii^'  aii<l  a|>|tn»|iriMt»' 
inldrt'ssi's.  Miissasoit  liiiih^t'.  Nn.  S  I.  o|  <  Nld  l-'cllows.  is  iti 
itsvmitli.  It  is  ilia  lii'^lily  iinispcroiis  cuiKlitioii.  owns  its 
own  I la II.  and  is  roidial  in  its  wclcoinc  to  \  isit  iii|L(  hrotln-rs. 
Its  nn't't  iii'^s  ail'  lit'ld  week  Is  t  liidiiLjIioiit  tin-  year,  on  Mon- 
days. Cliarlfs  L.  St.'vcns  Post.  No.  71',  (i.A.K.,  holds 
its  iiit'ctiiius  on  till'  lirst  and  third  Tiicsday  of  every 
month.  CasfiiK!  (iraii.yt'.  I',  ot  II..  holds  weekly  nieetiiiLCs 
♦'Very  Wednesday  eveiiiii,:;'  in  its  hall  at   North  ('astine. 

A  Nilla^e  Iniproveiin'iit  Soeiety.  eoniposcd  lart;ely. 
thoii.uh  liy  no  means  exeliisively.  of  siininu'r  i'esidi'iii>. 
lias  done  a  urcat  deal  to  heiiefit  the  tow  n  in  wiiys  out- 
side id' tJie  ordinary  loiitiiieot  town  affairs.  It  has  fiir- 
Tiished    the  lamps    and    po>ts    for    lii^htiiiLj    the    streets. 


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'iii'hes  at    various  points  on    Terkins  am 


Ili-h 


.streets,  has  !^d\eii  the  town  the  gateway  to  the  eenietery. 
;ind  in  numherh'ss  other  ways  has  wmked  for  the  lieiiejit 
of  the  ecuiiniunity.  Its  iiieetin,<,'s  are  imt  held  with  any 
special  regularity,  hut  \\liene\er  called  Wy  the  |»resideiit, 
or  at  reipiest  of  memiiers.  At  the  present  time  Mw 
Frank  I'.  Wood  is  president  ;  (Jol.  A.  K.  T.olan.  vice- 
president  ;  Mr.  .\lltert  v.  iJiehardsoii.  secretary;  and  .Mr. 
Charles  1 1.  1  looper.  t  reasiirer. 

To  a  ci-rtain  nuiiili"r.  one  of  the  attractions  at  Castiiie 
is  its  Town  Library,  which.  tli()Ui.,di  small,  niimlteriie^' 
only  altout  thi-ee  thousand  volumes,  has  some  valuahle 
books.  While  it  is  part  iciil.irly  well  furnished  in  the 
department  of  history,  it  has  a  i,'ood  supply  of  lighter 
matter.      The    citizens  are  aii\ioiisl\    awaitinn'  the   time 


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Moiicrn  Casiine. 


wlieii  sonic  wcaltliy  friend  of  tlir  town  will  j^'ivc  u  suit- 
jil>l('  Iniildinjjr  to  contain  it.  In  the  njciuitiine  tiiey  are 
(hnii},'  the  best  they  can  with  an  annnal  apjiropriation  of 
aliout  one  hnndriMl  and  seventy  dollars.  Any  one  is  al- 
lowed to  nse  this  librjiry  a,s  a  reading-room,  and  any 
temporary  resident  can  take  hooks  from  it  npon  .^ivinj,' 
reasonable  security  for  their  return. 


ii: 


WALKS  AM)  DRIVRS. 

Only  for  tliose  unac(|uainte(l  with  the  town  is  any  a(!- 
count  needed  of  its  finest  walks  and  drives.  To  obtain 
j^ood  views  of  the  water  one  should  take  the  entire  len,!Lj;th 
of  Water  and  Terkins  streets,  restin^c  a  while  at  Madison 
Park,  the  iie  of  Fort  Madison,  which  has  recentlv  been 
^Mven  up  to  the  town  by  the  I'nited  States  for  the  pur- 
pose of  a  pui)lic  park,  ami  which  it  is  intended  to  iniitrove 
year  by  year.  .\  visit  from  the  |)ark  can  easily  be  made 
to  the  lit,dit-house  at  Dyce's  Head.  This  is  a  stone  tower 
sheathed  with  wood  and  painted  white.  The  lit,Mt,  a 
fixed  white,  is  one  hundrt'd  and  thirty  feet  above  tin; 
level  of  the  sea,  and  is  visible  at  a  distance  of  seventeen 
nautical  miles.  The  <jjentlemanly  keei^'r  of  tlu;  lij^iit, 
Mr.  Charles  (lott,  will  atlmit  visitors  to  the  tower  at  all 
reasonable  hours  exccjit  on  Sunday. 

'I'lic  return  from  this  stroll  should  be  by  Hi.y:h  street 
to  the  windmill  and  cemetery.  To  in«)st  people  there  is 
nothiuij;  especially  attractive  about  the  latter  place,  ex- 
cept the  tine  view  it  affords  of  the  harbor.  There  Jire 
several  old  j^'raves  without  headstones.  an<l  a  tablet  has 
been  set  up  over  the  ^rave  of  the  fii'st  known  occupint 
of  the    ground,  who  was  a   IJritish  soldier.     There    are 


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iilsd  a  lew  ciii'ious  o|»ita|>lis  to  lie  loiiud  l)y  those  iiitfi- 
estcil  ill  such  luuttcrs.  The  wiiidinill  is  in  a  very  sii,'htly 
place.     This    mill  is    lalhei-  superior  to  the  one  which 

st 1   near  there    in  the  latler   part    of  the   last  centniy. 

At    least,  it   has    not   yet    recpiirerl   the  Irerpieiit   repairs 


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•■Oil  lliitdi's  Mill 

'riicrc  Stlliuls  ;|   lllill. 

<  Mil  lliu'L.'iiis  lit'  iliitli  tt'inl  it. 
Kmtv  time  III'  yriiicjs  m  mist 
lit'  li;i>  III  >^tii|i  ;iiii|  iiii'inl  it." 

'I'he  return  to  the  \illaL;e  should  lie  liy  way  of  ("ourt 
street.  At  the  Coiiinion,  on  this  street,  is  a  iiienioiial 
statue  which,  thoii^di  <d'  small  si/.e,  is  widl  desi,v;ned  and 
artistically  executed,  and  is  far  lietter  deserviiii.,^  the  time 
rei|uireil  to  inspect  it  than  many  iiioie  |iret('iitious  and 
far  more  cost  1\'  ones.  The  stroll  iust  descrilied  is  ahoiit 
two  mile>  in  extent. 

Another  pleasant  walk  is  fioiii  lli^h  street,  past  l'"ort 
(ieiiiL;-!'  to  j'.attcry  <  iritlit  h  ami  W'adsworth  Cove.  The 
fort  mentioned  is  so  near  that  il  tan  he  vi>iied  at  any 
time  '  ut  the  |ireteralile  tinit'  i>  at  sunset.  The  view  Irom 
the  ram|iarls  of  the  sun  scllim;'  o\er  the  water  cannot  lie 
surpassed,  it    it  can  he  eipialled.  elsewhere. 

()|ie  desirim;'  a  <](net  stiidl  throu-^h  tiehls  and  wools 
shi'uld  '4o  into  W'itlierle  Tark.  throii^di  the  ^ate  on  Hi'^di 
street.  Hear  the  l'"uller  enttavie.  'I'his  park  is  the  pfivate 
projierly  of  a  |inlilic-->|iirited  ci|  i/eii  w  ho  allow  s  tree  access 
to  it  at  all  tiiiicN  upon  the  sole  I'ondition  that  the  -^ate  We 


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Mihicni  Ciis/inr. 


kopt  (closed  iiiid  that  no  malicious  or  tlioiij^ditlcss  iiiiscliief 
b<^  (lone  to  the  oltscrvatory  or  ti(H's  Tiiis  ohsciviitoiv 
stands  u|M»n  the  iiij^'hcst  point  of  land  on  the  ]i(;ninsula. 
The  base  ot"  it  is  two  hundred  and  seventeen  feet  above 
the  ocean,  and  tlie  top  is  ei.uhty  feet  hi,i,dier.  I'^roni  it 
a  view  can  !)e  oittained  at  ;ill  i»oints  of  the  conii>ass. 
One  of  the  roads  in  this  jKirk  leads  to  a  sipiare  openinj^ 
at  the  foot  of  a  steep  hill,  from  which  a  footi)atii  has  lieeu 
made  to  Trask's  rock,  where  the  American  landing-  was 
made  in  177'.l. 

With  the  exception  of  the  footpath  to  Trask's  lotdv,  the 
foret^oin}^'  route  will  serve  ecpially  as  well  for  those  who 
prefer  a  carria;4e  drive  as  for  pe(h'strians. 

To  those  desiriuLj  lon,!:;»'i-  drives  than  the  villa.i;e  affords, 
what  is  called  the  "Ten-iuile  drive"  —  in  reality  tw«dve 
nnles  —  is  the  lu'st  for  a  shoi't  excursion.  Ijcaviui;- the 
end  of  Ilimh  street  and  ,t;'oin^'  down  a  huiLf  hill,  or  takin^i; 
tin;  new  I'oad  which  h'ads  liy  l'\»i't  ( ieort^c.  and  crossiu}^ 
tlu»  beach,  and  tlu.'n  ascendini;'  tiie  hill  tui  tlie  opposite 
side  o,'  the  canal,  ♦^he  tourist  will  cnnu'  to  the  "crotch  of 
the  roads,"  win  re.  one  hundred  yeais  ai4<t.  stood  the  little 
"red"  stdiotddiouse  of  that  pei'iod.  'I'akini;  the  rij^dit- 
hand  <u'  stap'  road,  he  w  ill  pass  alontj:  in  full  view  <d'  the 
UaLfaduce  rivei'  for  a  distance  of  two  miles,  when  he  will 
c(»me  to  the  road  \  hicli  leads  lo  the  ('astim-  and  Unxiks- 
ville  ferry,  and  a  lew  rods  fai'ther  on  to  the  N(U'th  (Jas- 
tine  post-t»tlice.      (Joutiiuun^^   for  about    a   nule   farther. 


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■casioiial   views  (d'  the  saint 


at<'i'  where  it  is  compressed  by  the  hills  into  the  ••  Nar- 
rows." he  will  come  to  the  Penobscot  and  llbudiill  road. 
Keepinix  directly  on,  the  uevt  mile  of  ]ns  courst;  will  take 


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liiiii  ;i\v;i\- tVoiii  all  view  ol' the  wattT  ;  but  tin-  road,  uass- 

t  I 

iiiLT.  as  it  (Idcs,  t  lirtdiL;,)  a  iiinrc  \v(mmI\  f(iiinl  ry.  ot't'tTs  a 
tt'iii|H>rary  it'lid'  ti»  tlir  cyr  wliicli  is  not  iin\v«!l('oiiit'. 
At'ttT  |tassiii;4  throii,ifli  t  he  j^i'ovc  lie  will  arri\t'at  a  hill 
upon  tlif  (It'sc-nt  of  uliii'li  li<-  will  ohtaiii  a  xicw  ol" 
the  I'l'uohscot  i'i\fr.  and  will  |>i'i'ci'i\('  u|ion  t  iK^oppositc 
sidi'  tlir  liotcl  and  li^-lit  house  at  l'"oi't  I'oinl.  'I'urnini; 
to  the  hd't.  at  the  loot  of  t  he  hill,  he  will  soon  conii'  to  the 
hrid^^t' at  Morse's  ( 'ovc.  wln'in'r  hi'  w  ill  follow  on  down 
al(»n|L(  tilt'  rciioliscot  v'wi'V  until  he  rcarhfs  tin'  slai^'i;  road 
upon  whit'h  lit'  stai'trd.  I'^'oni  the  coninn'ncfint'nt  (d  tlir 
wooils  until  he  I't'aciifs  tin-  hridn'i'  -'^  '1"'  <''>V''  the  tourist, 
will  l)t'  in  the  town  id'  I'moliscot .  In  passiuL,^  aloir^f  the 
road  honirwai'il  he  will  Im- in  constant  \ii'W  (d' t  hr  I'moh- 
scot  river,  and,  in  additi(Ui  to  t  he  nuincrons  vessels  at 
times  seen  sailin'4'  up  oi'  down,  he  will  Ite  ahle  to  discern 
in  succession,  upon  t  he  oji  posit  c  shoi'c.  t  he  towns  ot  I  'ros- 
j)ect,  Stockton.  SearspiU't.  and  I  Belfast,  the  lieant  iful  island 
known  as  lirinadier's.  auij  the  northein  exti'cniity  of 
Isleshoro"  (U-    Loiil;-    Island,   known   as  'I'uitle    Head. 

Imu'  an  aU-ilay  drive  our  tourist  has  a  choice  of  se\eral 
routes.  ( )nc  of  the  most  popular  drives  is  that  tolhejish 
hatchei'ies  at  .\lamooso(d\  pond  in  tin-  towiMd'  (Mlaiid. 
'I'he  first  six  ndles  is  o\ei'  ;i  p(ution  of  road  already  de- 
scrilied.  IMie  Ilext  sexcn  is  aloU'^'  theohl  sta'^e  ro;id  to 
(  M'land.  o\("i'  w  hat  iia>  he.u  (ailed  tor  ne;iid\  one  li  and  red 
yeai's  the  I)oshen  shore.  It  loljows  the  hank  of  the 
IN'Uohscot,  nut  il  it  I'eaches  I  lai-dsci'ahltle  mountain,  and 
\'\n\i\  tiiere  on  alon',;  the  l-'.ast  liver.  After  re;i(diin;4' 
(>rlanil  vilhi'^c.  t  iie  w;:\  is  still  aloii^  t  ii<' ipiiet  stii'aui  pist 
nanieil.  past  a  doeiteil  mill  and  time-worn  orid'.;-es  to  lake 


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Moifci  n  Qisfifw. 


AlaiiKiosook.  (lottcil  with  siiiiill  woody  islets,  iiiid  now  and 
tlicii  lni<^«'  howldf'i's  which  look  as  if  hurh'd  from  tho 
rocky  iiioimtaiii  which  rises  up  steeply  from  the  invitiii*,' 
beaches  at  its  base.  ITere  the  I'liited  States  Fish  Hatch- 
ery is  located,  it  is  a  wonderful  affair,  and  is  said  to  Uo, 
the  lari^est  in  the  world.  On  the  j^rounds  ai'c  several 
l)uildini,fs.  a  pretty  little  cottat^'e  for  the  superintendent, 
and  a  (diemical  laboratory  where  experiments  for  th(i 
most  healthy  lish-foods  ar«'  carried  on.  .Ml  parts  of  tlio 
n^i'owth  of  lish  can  be  seen  hei'c  from  the  tiny  c^<.(s  to 
the  full-tifrown  trout  and  salmon.  'I'he  small  fry  are 
kept  in  wooden  bo.ses  with  sluices  arranj^ed  for  a  con- 
tinual How  of  fr(?sh  water.  The  vi^foroiis  two-yeur  ohls 
ai'c  kept  in  cool  little  j>ools  shaded  with  ,i;ieen  bushes, 
when^  they  swim  la/ily  around  as  if  for  the  amusenient 
of  the  spectator.  The  retui'U  honu'  can  be  over  the  road 
already  traversed  m  by  way  of  l*en()bscot  ridi^c  and 
Northern  bay.  'IMie  latter,  tliou!.;h  S(»vei'al  miles  farther, 
is  much  more  int(U'estin,Lr.  The  lide  over  the  rid^e  affords 
one  (d'  the  most  extensive  views  of  natural  scenery  to  be 
found  in  this  vicinity. 

Anothei'  route  is  affoi'ded  the  excursionist  by  turning,' 
olf  a  mile  beyond  the  North  (Jastine  post-otlicc  and  .ujoiui; 
to  Winslow's  ('ove,  in  I'enobscot.  l''rom  there  he  can 
continue  on  to  IMuehill  mountain,  whiidi  is  nine  hundred 
and  fifty  feet  in  heii^ht  and  which  has  been  visible  nearly 
all  the  way  from  Castine.  or  he  can  return  throii.^h  the 
town  of  Ilrooksvilh'  and  across  the  ferry  to  North  (,'as- 
tino.  The  IMuehill  ride  is  (diicHy  lemarkaide  bir  tlu^ 
numi)er  (d'  steep  hills  to  be  surmounted.  TJie  (dimb  up 
tlio  mountain  is  a  hard,  sharj)  i)ull,  but  the  outlook   is 


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lli;i,i^IlirHT||t.  ;il|(l  :i  llin>t  ili;i|-|llill'4'  \  ii'W  of  till'  Moilllt 
ht'st'i't  liills  :iimI  tlir  liavs  ;iii<l  puints  of  tli:it  iiortiuti  of 
llif    Maiin' t'liiist  is  a  siitlirimi   rcwaid. 

Two  iiiti'Tcstiiin'  all-flay  tii|ts  can  lie  mailt-  to  tin-  town 
ol'  Uiooksvillf.  One  ran  taUr  tin'  I'l'i  i-\ -scow  on  Sra 
sti'»'«*l,  nt-ar  tin-  stt-anilioat  wliaii.  and  !»••  towrtl  across  liy 
st  can  Id'  to  the  lan<lin,L,'  near  I  he  w  hart  at  lii.^di  llcail.  ami 
from  there  can  l;'o  o\era  pleasant   road  through  thclielils. 

past  th metery  on   the    hill,  to    Indian    liar.      This  has 

a  tine  water  view  on  eithci  side,  ami  is  an  ideal  spot  for 
!i  clam-Wake.  The  roud  to  (loose  {''alls  is  over  steep  and 
rocky  hills,  which  minht  he  canse  tor  alarm  were  it  not 
for  the  proverbial  carct'nlness  of  ('astine  drivers.  .\n 
(dd-fiishioned  house,  with  its  prcdnsion  idCrccpin^^-jcnns . 
hollyhocks,  and  ot  her  garden  tlowcis,  is  not  to  licovci-- 
looked  ;  nor  the  pictures(pie  falls,  with  a  salt  pontl  I'n 
one  side  and  tide-mill  on  the  otliei'.  A  side  road  just 
beyond  the  in'id.Lje  leads  tt»  an  abandoned  copper-mine 
whitdi  tlonrished  a  briet  time  dnriiiL,'  the  miniiiLj  cra/e 
which  pi'cNailed  in  the  county  a  few  ycai-s  aijo.  The 
road  from  this  point  for  a  IoU'j:  distance  keeps  the 
bay  in  si;4:ht,  and  connnamls  a  s|ilcndid  \ie\\  of  both 
wat»'r  and  mountain  scenery.  At  Spirit  ("o\e  a  sJKut 
bit  (d'  steep  and  tortinms  i-oad  is  csperieneed,  and 
then  for  ii  time  the  bay  <lisappe;irs  from  \  iew. 
.\  side  I'oad  lea\in'4  the  highway  at  the  ri^lit  of  a 
small  s(dioid-!ionse  leads  to  one  ot  the  most  beautiful 
\iews  of  the  bay  in  the  whole  dri\i'.  The  I'oad  is  in 
places  hai'dly  more  than  a  tield-eart  track.  Alter  leav- 
in,!^;  the  S(diool-hou>-e.  i  he  main  ro  id  docends  to  a  tine 
strendi  of  bea(di  which  it  crosses  Ju>t  at   lii^jh-w  atei'  niai'k. 


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At  the  end  of  tlie  beaeli  is  a  delightful  spot  where  a 
lunch  can  be  taken  and  the  horses  fed.  A  short  distance 
farther  brings  one  to  lilake's  Point,  and  discloses  tlie  bay, 
studded  with  islands,  Eggeiuoggin  Reach  stretching  off 
to  tlie  eastward,  with  l*um])kin  Island  light  at  its  en- 
trance. Little  Deer  Isle  on  the  right,  and  the  high  and 
wooded  coast  of  J*>ro(^ksville  on  the  left.  At  the  fo>k  of 
the  roads  the  one  to  the  left  leads  back  to  the  one  already 
traversed.  The  right-hfind  road,  passing  near  a  swamp 
of  rushes,  an  oak  grove,  a  viow  of  Horse-shoe  Creek, 
glimpses  of  Lawrence  Bay  and  a  vista  of  Castine,  leads 
to  the  Buck's  Harbor  road.  To  the  left,  a  long  up-hill 
climb  brings  one  to  the  West  IJrooksvillc  ridge,  wliere  a 
splendid  view  is  ol)taiued  of  Lawrence  J^ay,  Castine  Har- 
bor, the  J'enobscot  Bay  and  its  western  shore.  From 
here  the  return  home  is  to  be  nuide  by  way  of  the  village 
and  across  the  terry  to  North  Castine.  The  passage 
across  this  ferrvis  rather  slower  than  the  one  first  taken, 
as  the  motive  power  is  a  man  scnilling,  assisted,  when  the 
wind  permits,  by  a  sail  attached  to  the  side  of  the  boat. 

Another  Brooksville  drive  is  by  way  of  the  ferry  just 
described,  down  over  tlie  ridge  to  where  the  road  turns 
to  go  to  Cape  Hosier.  At  this  ])oint  the  road  to  the  left 
is  taken  to  Orcutt's  Harbor,  and  a  little  farther  on  is 
Buck's  Harbor,  where  a  little  lone  island  is  to  be  seen 
Avhich  was  formerly  sup])ose(l  to  belong  to  the  town  of 
Castine,  and  is  so  represented  on  several  maps,  but  which 
until  ([uite  recently  was  the  })ro{)erty  of  the  State.  Xext 
comes  Kench's  mountain,  a  steep,  rocky  hill,  l)ald  for  the 
most  i)art,  with  peri)endicular  cliffs.  Here  is  an  inter- 
esting and  important  granite  cpiarry.     lieyond  is  Walk- 


iPWiiii>K'fwiini[ijif 


! 


NORTH     CASTiNE     AND     BROOKSVILLF.     FERRY. 


YjcJiliug,  Fis/ring,  and  Qiuociuir. 


Wi 


ers  lond    ^vlth  its    smooth    beaches   and    quiet  waters. 
From  here  the  return  sl.ouhl  he  made  up  the  road  win.  li 

uT  v'    ;'f;'^'"'  "  ^"'  '^'  ''"'  '"'^^^"^  '^"'^  f^'^»^   there 
to  the  ^orth  Castiue  IVrrv. 

The  time  oreupi,.d  in  taking  any  nne  of  the  driv.s 
mentioned  will  not  be  n.isspent,  and  the  render  is  assured 
that^tny  one  of  these  trips  will  almost  certainly  lead  to 

YACHT  I  KG,    FISHING,    AND    CANOEING. 

To  thos.  fond  of  yachting  and  rowing,  th.  river  and 
mrbor    have    the  merit  of    being  ex..,.pti<mallv  safe,  at 
oper    tunes,    for    boats    of   all    dcs-riptions/     Sudden 
sqnalls,  sueh  as  are  often  fatally  experienced  near  hi-di 
mountains,  are  extremely  rare  here,  and  when  thev  do 
occur,  ean  always   be    discovered  by  a   careful    boaiman 
before  they  have  tinn^  to  reach  him.     (Jood  boats,  safe 
to  go    in    to  Jsle-au-Haut   or    I5ar    llarb<n-.    and    with   a 
trnsty  saihng-niaster,  can  rcvadily  be  obtain.'.!.     Some  of 
them  ar.^  .,t  superior    si,ee.l.     The  Castine   Va.-ht  Clui, 
oft.;rs  pnx.'s  annually  for  the  best  sailing-boats,  an.l  this 
ex.-ites  the  yachtsmen  to  a  k.^en  competition.     This  har- 
bor is  a  fre.jnent  port  of  entry,  .luring  tin-  summer,   for 
yjichts  of  all  descriptions  cruising  ah.ng  the  Maine  .-oast 
^o  less  than  one  hundred  and  fn  .liftWent  va.-hts  visit.-.l 
the  place  the  last  year.     A  ..lub-house   for   the  rc-eption 
of  visitors  a.s  well  as  for  th.-  meetings  of  its  members 
IS  soon  to  be  establishe.l  her.^  ' 

Kow-boats  of  good  construction  and  perfc-tlv  .safe  are 
n^mndant,  and  can  be  obtained  for  a  reasoiudde  pri.e 
One  wLshing  to  fish  for  .-unners,  tomco,,,  ...  ,,,!ue,el 
can  obtain  a  boat  htte.l  for  th.-  purpose  with  lin.-s  and 


"^lll>illWilMl|i uii 


■fr. 


OS 


Modern  Castine. 


-■ 

1 

) 

^  i 

bait,  and  witli  or  without  an  assistant,  as  preferred. 
Those  (h^sirons  of  (h'cp-sea  fishing  will  hnve  to  make  ar- 
rangeiniMits  for  a  more  j^mtraeted  eriiise. 

This  locality  offers  fine  o})portunities  for  the  <'X])e- 
rimiced  eanoeist.  .  liesides  short  excursions  about  the 
numerous  eoves  of  the  Bagaduce,  several  long  trii)s  can 
be  taken.  Canoes  have  gone  up  the  Penobscot  and  Kast 
rivers,  and  with  only  two  '•'  carries  ''  have  entered  Ala- 
moosook  l*()n(h  It  is  Ixdieved  to  be  entirely  feasible, 
though  the  trijjs  have  never  been  taken,  to  go  to  lirewer 
from  Orland,  without  entering  the  Penobscot  river,  or  to 
go  to  l>]u(diill,  and  possibly  to  Ellsworth,  by  crossing  from 
])ond  to  pond. 

The  most  delightful  trip  of  all,  however,  and  one  which 
is  aniuially  taken,  is  to  follow  u})  the  JJagaduce  river 
through  the  lower  narrows,  cross  Southern  bay.  ai)d]»ass 
up  throui^li  Johnson's  narrows  to  the  dam.    Hei-e  a  short 


carry 


must  be  made,  unless  one  is  reekl 


ess    enou'H 


to  shoot  through  the  sluiee.  After  getting  above  the 
dam  the  c(mrse  is  still  up  the  river  until  its  source  is 
reached  in  a  brook  coming  from  Walker's  Pond.  This 
brook  meanders  through  a,  nu^ulow,  and  for  most  of  its 
length  is  lined  with  rushes  whiidi  at  times  aoproach  so 
closely  that  the  passage  has  to  be  effected  by  ]v)rce.  On 
arriving  iit  the  mill  a  second  "carrv"  must  be  made  for 
about  one-fourth  of  a,  mile.  Then  follows  a  two-mile 
])addle  across  the  jtoiid  to  a  beaidi  of  tine  white  sand. 
Then  ar.otlu'r  •'  carry  "  of  about  half  a  mile,  when  the 
canoe  is  again  floated,  but  this  tinu;  in  the  waters  of 
Eggemoggin  Peach.  If  the  day  is  (!alm,  the  paddle  for 
four    miles    past    Puck's    and    Oreutt's    harbors,  to  the 


YacJitinir,  Fisliiiig,  diuf  Giuocing. 


IM) 


inouth  of  Iforso-sl.oe  Creek,  is  easily  an.l  satVlv  made. 

ilu;  tnp  „i>  tins  ,.nvk  is  inexi.rossil.lv  fine.  Any 
o..,hna,y  cleseription  uunl.l  he  ta.no  iu  eomparison  with 
tl.ereahty.  The  drive  al<>ng  the  shore,  though  eonsi.l- 
ere,l  the  most  picturesque  of  auy  iu  this  vieiuity,  is  uot 
to  he   eompaml   to    it.      Ou    reaehiu.^^  the   upper  eu.l  of 


•'airy      occurs.     Tlie 


the, -reek   ti.e    t„,„th   a,„l    h,st      ,„,,„,,      ,„^ 

can,,,,  has  to  he  fc.k.n  across  the  li.hl  tothe  hi^-lnvMy,ear. 

;::;'  -'f  ;-■/-»■-""■»  -■  -o,..,  u,„i  .,.,1,,  ,,h,;.,i  I:  the 

»at,...  „t  l-oUy  Coots'  Covo,  ,„i  inh-t  of  La.vo.u.e  Kay. 

1  i.vo  .u,l,.s  ,„o,..  of  i,a,l,llin.  I,ri„ss  the  canoeist  hon.e. 

I  I'lH  trip  s houhl  only  he  .Mulertahen  hy  an  exnerienml 
person,  a,„l  even  tlien  the  time  of  starting.  .sh„„l,l  l,e  .Inly 
co,,s,dere,l  wuh  reference  to  the  ti,le.s,  and  should  only 
be  tak.Mr  „-hen  the  hree/es  are  li«ht.  The  passage  across 
l;«,.e.n«,«,„  Keach  wonh!  he  a  ,la,„erons  one  "if  n.ade 
iv'lien  the  sea  is  not  calm. 

At  times  nnsnitahle  for  «alks  „r  .Irives,  for  boatin,.  or 
other  orms  of  „ut-door  amusement,  a  «ood  l.owlin...a'lley 
t'nn,  ;'"'■'"■''  ■■""'  '""•  ■•"""'  «■'"  off-'  ^^"--tions 
and  the  other  is  at  the  foot  of  .Main  street. 


iVi  I ■-'*'- 


r 


CIIAITER    III. 


HOTELS,    STEAMBOAT  ROUTES,    AM)    COXXECTTOXS 
WITH    THE  RAILROADS. 

/"^AS'rJXK  ill  the  ol(l«'ii  time  was  iK^ted  for  its  j^'ood 
^-^  taverns.  It  lias  far  better  ones  to-dav  under  tlie 
more  dignified  name  of  hatch.  Two  of  these  are  kept 
open  tlirougliout  tlie  year.  The  other  is  open  only  in 
the  summer.  The  latter,  the  Acadian,  is  on  th(^  slo])e 
of  the  hill  direetlv  back  fr<jm  Ste;inil)oat  "Wharf.  its 
rooms  are  of  good  size  and  well  furnished,  and  nearly  all 
of  them  havt;  a  tine  outlook.  This  hotel  aecommotlates 
about  one  hundred  guests,  and  furnishes  table  ijoard  for 
many  more. 

The  l*entagoet,  on  the  corner  of  ^Nfaiii  and  Terkins 
streets,  is  a  new  hotel,  having  been  occupied  a  little  over 
a  year.  Its  situation  is  central,  the  rooms  are  of  good 
size,  and  those  looking  down  tin;  street,  es])ecially  those 
in  the  tower,  afford  delightful  views  of  the  water  and 
distant  landscape. 

The  Castiiie  House,  on  Main  street,  nearly  o])j)osite  the 
Pentag(")et,  has  some  twenty  rooms.  It  is  probably  the 
oldest  building  in  town.  It  is  not  (piite  so  stylish  as  its 
rivals,  and  is  more  like  an  old-time  inn.  It  has  a  cosey, 
home-like  api»earaiice,  and  is  popular  with  commercial 
travellers. 

There  are  many  good  private  boarding-houses  in  town, 


•  111 
o])e 

Its 
■  ;ill 
atos 

tor 


rkiiis 

over 

o'ood 

hose 

and 


the 

Las  its 


h)se\ 


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n-cu 


town 


n: 


m 


mtm  •MM^ji  iiaAi,4tmmiii 


tJ! 


Ill 


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I     I 


l/> 


UJ 


uJ 


Hotels.  S/(\iiiilvj/  R,)iiU's,  l:h. 


101 


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a. 

tln,„gl,n,„,,.„r,|„.,„,„|v,.,.|,is,...s.s„H,.     lnl„,.t.(;..sH,„. 
"    '•''^'■•'"■l"'v,.Mts„„„.,in„.  n.,.,.iv,.,l.  I,„,,,|,.,,  i„t„ 

s.iko  ,.f  th,.  j;,.„>.n,l  „■ 1  to  ll„.  town  „s  r,„-  i.Hvat..  ...in 

.,ml....s.  an,l  .x,,,.,,  ,  ,„ „,,  „,  ,„^^  ,.„„ 

ToloKnM-l.  an,l  t.k.plm.K.  ,.tli,.,...  |.,.n„it  of  instant  ,.,.,„. 
>">m.«,t,„n  w.th    tl,,.  ontsi,!,.  «.,„-l,l,  a,„l  tl,,.  ,„ail  s 

-u.,,nn.s,a,ly      It  still  ,„,.,,,  s,a,,.tiuM,..an.t;,: 
.1  ™n,u.,.tn,nj,y  lan.i,  h,,in,  son,,.  ,.i,,i,to,.n  n s  dis- 
tant;  Im   the  tn,,,  ,„  snn,,,,..,-,  is  n.a.i,.  in  fair  tiinc-  an,l 

l">u«i.  tiaHin,.  is  a  ,liso.odit  to  tin.  «„..a.n„nn,t      :V      . 

■"a.  lis  no  lon«c>.  ,.a..,.i,.,l  as  it  uas  in  tin.  last ,.,.,  tun-   i  , 

a  yo ll,nv  l.an,,k,n.ol,ief  o,. .art  drawn  l,v  u  ho    o  a 

a  ho, lor  y„k,.d  t„,..tl„.r.     in  tl„.  s„,n,ner  thi.,.,,  is i 

to,„a  da,ly  n,a  1  ,.arri,.,M,y  stea,n,.,..     The  posfolli:    1 
.in  niternational  ,iioi„.y-,ji.di.r  ,,)H,.,.. 

Tl,e,.,.  is  daily  ,.„n.„,„„ii.ati ,y  .st,.„n„n.  uiti,  ]i,llast 

''Julieti-  ■''','"'''■"      ""■    "^-tl'"">-.-andtl„. 

Juhette       i„..r„„t.  dn,.,ng  t|„.  s„,nna.,-,  „f   dailv  ,•„,„ 

n.n„,,.at,«n  with  li„,.klan,I.     Th..  lo,-,,,,.,.  ,,,n,a.,.|'s  ui.l," 

,eAra,no  Central  lia.lroad,  and  the  „th,.r  two  .-ith  t 
]."  ton  and  ISangor  stea„n.,.s.     Tl,ey  also  run  to  JSlnehill 
and   J..llsw„rtl,.      Tl,e,.e  is  also  a  daily  line    ea.-h    u'a 
be.veenC,st,,n.,Ma,,Ko,..a,,dl>arHa,.,,or.     ,„  a.lditi.: 
■>■  small    stea.ner  ,nakes  ,laily  t,.ii,s    to  Penohseot,    and 


w^ 


IF! 


102 


Moiicrn  Casiine. 


carries  oxoursions  about  the  luvrbor,  and  another  similar 
one  runs  l)etweon  l>urksi)ort  and  Ciistine.  ])iirin,L,'  tlie 
liei^dit  of  the  summer  travel  no  less  tlian  seven  steamers, 
besich's  thos(!  ('arryini:^  sjjeeial  exeursions,  toueli  daily  at 
the  wharf.  This  number  is  liardlv  exceeded  bv  any  plaee 
on  \\w.  Miiiiu;  eoast,  so  that  (hiring  the  months  of  greatest 
travel  tlie  inconvenience  of  having  no  railroad  facilities 
is  scarcely  felt. 

Th(?  traveller  from  J>oston  or  beyond  has  the  choice  of 
several  routes.  He  can  take  the  cars  to  Ivockland  and 
come  up  on  the  "  Fiaidc  Jones"'  to  JJelfast,  and  by 
steamer  the  short  trip  of  only  twelve  miles  across  the 
bay;  to  lUingor  and  down  the  river  on  th<'  "Cindjria"  or 
the  "  Sedgwick;  '"•  or  to  Jhicksport,  and  thence  by  private 
conveyance  to  Castine,  giving  an  eighteen-mile  drive.  If 
he  prefers  to  conu'  all  the  way  by  wattn*,  he  can  take  the 
Boston  and  JJangor  line  of  steamers  to  either  liockland  or 
Belfast,  as  he  may  prefer,  and  thence  by  connecting  steam- 
boats to  tins  place.  Whichever  route  is  taken,  by  rail, 
the  inexperienced  traveller  will  do  well  to  ascertain  the 
exact  time  at  which  connection  is  made  for  this  town,  as  a 
mistake  in  regard  to  his  train  would  cause  inconvenience, 
and  perha]>s  com])el  him  to  stop  overnight  at  some  other 
point.  Railroad  time-tables  change  so  nnich  from  year 
to  year,  that  no  fuller  or  more  ])ermanent  directions  can 
be  yiven. 


•■|  I  f 


GENERAL    INDEX. 


A. 

Acadia,  (■(•dfil  to  tlic  Kri'iicli.  U. 
Hival  claims  for.  »!.  7. 
TIk'  jrovcriior  (»t'.  il. 
Aiisclm  ("iistiii  MMit  to  linv- 

cnior  of.  It;. 
Haroii  ( 'astin's  relations  with 
till'  "rovfriior  of.  14. 
'■  Active."  'I'lu'  vessel.  ;!(!. 
Ai^oncy.  The  river.  .">. 
.Vgoiicy  cottajie.  \2.  72.  s4.  s,",. 
.Maiiioosook  ]ioii(l.  Its. 

Fish  hatcheries  at.  '.M. 
"  Alhaiiy."  The  sloop.  ;'.(). 
Aiiiericaiis.    Attack     on    Kiiulish 
li.v.  I's.  ;',i-;!t;. 
Fleet  of  the.  2n.  ;;].  ;•,(;.  [ 

Kaiiiliiig  of  the.  lii-.'U. 
Loss  in  liattle  In-  the.  ;'>;'..        ' 
Preparations  for    attack    l>v 

the.  2s. 
Ketri'at  of  the.  :U'>. 
Settloment  hy  the.  '2'>.  2(1. 
American  soldiers  in    I'eiiohscot 

exjiedition.  2s.  21'. 
Ames  farm.  The.  s7. 
Anuisetnents  in  olden  times.  (!2. 

at  the  present  time.  Ii'.t. 
Aroostook   war.    ('astine   men  in 

the.  .".7. 
Associations  : 

( 'hristian  Fmleavor.  ss. 
Fi)worth  Leaurue.  s.s, 
X'illau'e  Improvement.  s;t. 
Woman's  Alliance,  ss. 
Vachl  Clnh.  117. 


Attack  on  DWuliii'y's  mill.  7. 
farm-hoiise.  7. 
Fort  Fentajroet.  12.  20,  21. 
the  tradinjf-honse.  ."i.  (!. 
F>aron  ("astin.  21 . 
Knulish   l>v   Americans. 
2s.  ;il-;i4. 
A  Very  inn.  '{"lie.  71i. 

I{. 

IJauaduce.  The  place.  .">. 

The  river.  ;i,   4.   ."ill.   CI).   70, 
ill. 
Manks's  island.  ;'.<). 
F>atteries  : 

East  Foint.  .■!7.  7'>. 

Fnrii-nse.  .'7.  4<!.  7.'». 

(iosstdin.  7."». 

(iritfith.  7(;. 

lialf-nio(m.  ;'i4,  .".7.  47.  7.">. 

North  Foint.  74. 

on  Nautilus  island.  77. 

Feiiohscot.  .">7.  7."). 

Seamen's.  7."». 

Sherlirooke.  77. 

\\'»'scott's.  ;')4,  .">7.  7'). 

West   Foint.  7(;. 
lUake's  Foint.  '.U\. 
lUock-housc.  The,  ;'.2.  .Vi.  7i;. 

Foint.  ;'.2. 
Filuehill  mountain.  :i4.  :•."). 
lioardinji'-honses.     Frivate.     l(i(i. 

1(11. 
F)oard   of    War.    Instructions    to 

the,  2s. 
lionnties  |i;iid  to  siddiers.  .",7. 


104 


Geneyjl  luJcx 


IJrick-yarils.  .".s. 
IJrifjiidit'r's  islninl.  '.'■'!. 
British  batti-rifs.  '.\\.  ;'.7. 

Knciinipiiii'iit  of  the.  L'7. 

Kxpi'ditiuii  of.  isi.").  Is.    \\i. 

Ht'i't,  27.  ;'.:..  4s.  .\\\.  .-,n. 

LiiinliiiLr  of  till'.  27. 

Occupation    l>_v    tlic.    .'m-;!'.!. 
4'.i.  .".(»-,".:,, 
Hroolvsvilli'  incorporatiMJ.  ."id. 

Trips  to.  !t.'.-;»7. 
I'uck's  harbor,  in;. 
IJuildinus.  (  Mil.  77  -7'.i. 

C. 

Canal  constructed.  '>\ . 
Cannon,  Old,  S2. 
Canot'inir.  '.ts.  !•'.•. 
"  Caiiova."  Till'  ship.  s2. 
Capi'  liosii-r.  2. 

Drives  around.  H.">-'.m;. 
Cai)turc  of  Anstdni  Castin.  lii. 

a  British  hriu'.  ;'.'.i. 

.losi'ph    Daliiilis  (  a>lin.    Is- 
20. 

Nautilus  island.  ;'>! . 

Pi'iitauDct.  !•. 
('ai)uchin  Mission  chaptd.   12. 
('ariii:nan  Salieri's.  lit'niun-nt  of. 

i:j. 
Castin,    .Vtti'nijjt    to    aliduct    the 
Haron.  22. 

Capture  of  Ansidni.  HI. 

Childrt'U  of  .\nstdni.  17. 

Dejtarture  of  Anselin.   17. 
tlu"  liaron.  22. 

l)\V(dlinu  of  the  Baron.  21. 

family.  The,  l;!-2;!. 

Fort  (tf.  20.  21. 

Letter  of  tln'  Baron.  I.">. 
.Iosei»h  Daliidis.   ls-2(t. 

Orcharil  of.  21. 

I'rojH'rtv  of  tlu-   Baron.    l.">. 
17. 
<'astiue.  .Attractions  of.  C'.t   s2. 


Castine.    British    occujiation    of, 

coins,  so.  si . 
Drainage  of.  d'.i. 
Drivk's  al)out.  '.'1 -'.•.">. 
Evacuation  of.  .HI.  ">">.  *'<L 
"  Ga/ette."  til . 
harbor.  7(».  71.  '.h;. 
Ileailquarters   of   British  in, 

isi:,.  :,:,. 

housi'.  77. 

Incorporation  of.  }(!. 
".louriial    and     Advertiser," 

(;i. 

I.iiiht  Infantry.  .■>7. 
Natural  scen»'ry  of.  7<>. 
North.  ( 'otta.iii's  in.  s7. 
(iran<fe.  S'.t. 
Portion  added  to.  ."iTi. 
Soldiers  at.  .")0. 
C^uota  of.  in  War  of   iJelnd- 

lion.  .">7. 
Situation  of.  f.'.t. 
Town  of,  nanu'd.  1 . 
I  I'.S.  cruiser.  <!.">. 

j  villajfe  of.  Cbanji'i's  in.  17. 

Catholic  inissionarii's.  Si. 
( 'einetery.  K|)itaphs  in.  ;>  1 . 

First  occu])ant  of  the.  '•<>. 
Chapid,  Catludic.  si. 

Methodist,  ss. 
I  of  (  Mir  I.adv  of    IIolv  Mope, 

i  12,  si. 

Charts  of  coast.  Karly.  :'.. 
'  Church.  Ki)iscoi)al.  7'.i. 
j  First  I'arish.  7'.'. 

Mt'thoilist.  ss. 
1  Trinitarian,  ss. 

'  I'nitarian.  7'.».  ss. 

Coins.  The  Castine.  sit,  SI . 
( "ollejie  graduates.  ,">'.•. 

lot.  4f;. 
('onipany  tlay;.  First,  to  leave  the 

State.  :)7. 
('ol»pi'r  mine.  Abandoned.  '.•.">. 


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General  InJcx 


105 


Coppen.hm-.  rns.ription  on  tlu-.     DWuInry.  Muuk  ..„.  at  n.ill.    7. 
<:ornvva!I,s._N..s  ..f    s,.r,vn.k-r  Far.n-l..,Ms..  of.':." 


Cottages  : 

Ajroncv.  12.  72.  ,s4.  s:.. 
Anu-i.  ,s7. 
Bates.  ,s."). 
Hi'liiioiit,  si. 
Howldcr.  s.'i. 
IJrantow  .  s,".. 
IJrooks.  s.",. 
linrr.  sc. 
Carofan.  s4. 
Cliff,  ,S4. 
Kiillcr.  sc. 
(Jriiidlc.  sc. 
Harris.  S7. 
Hill  Crest.  .s7. 
Ilutcliins.  s,s. 
r.of,'  Cal)iii.  .s4. 
Littli' 
Mo'-  L 

Mo.  ..  .Vcrc.  ,S7. 
OIkt.  ,S.-». 

Otter  Hock,  .s;5.  ,s|. 
H()(!k«()0(l.  s4. 
Stoiu'.  s;!. 
Waldiiiar.  sd. 
Williams.  S7. 
Wilson.  21.  s,!. 
Winoiiali.  s;!. 
Council  of  war,  American.  u4. 
r(»unty  tow  n,  Castine  a.  47.  5(5. 
Courts  lu-ld  in  Castine.  .">s. 

Removal  of.  .">(!. 
Court  house,  ."lO.  7;t. 

of  IiKjuiry.  .").■'.. 
Crescent.  Tlu-".  CI . 
Cross  island.  ;!(». 
Custou)  iiousi'.  ."in.  :,(;. 


Fort  of.  .",.  7. 
'  "  Defiance. "  'I'lie  ship.  .".(I. 
Deserters.  22.  ."» 1 .  :,2. 

shot.  :.i. 
I  Diseases.  riifriM|Ueiicv   of  acute 
I  70.  ■  ' 

Donations  to  the  army.  ". 

Doshen  shore.  !»;>. 

"  Draifon."  'V\w  ship.  .".4. 

Drives  aliout  Castine  and    vicin- 
ity. '.•2-;t7. 

Dutch.  Capture  of  f,,it  hv.  47. 

Dyce's  Ileail.  .'id.  ;".l.  ;!s."s,;.  '.to 


Kajjle,  Tlie.  (I). 
Karly  e.\-i>lorers.  2. 
Kastern  AnuTicaii.   The,  (11. 
Kast  river.  Canoeintr  on.  Its, 
KwcmoiTirin  Reach,  m. 
Kurdish  families.  2."i.  2i;. 

Occupation  of   the  town   l)v, 

Kpilotrue  to  Conu'dy.  i;;',. 
Kscape  of   Wadsworth  and   Hiir- 

ton.  41-4.1. 
Ktcheniins.  Tlu'.  1. 
Kxecution    of    Ball  and    Klliott. 

Fales.  Atwood.  fired  upou.  4o 
Ferry.       North       Castine       and 
lirooksville.  :»2.  \\\.  '.u\. 

I  Sea  street.  '.):>. 

j  Fire-eiiyine.  An  old.  sii. 

i  Fish  hatcheries.  tt4. 

j  Fisher.    IJallad    of    I'arson,    :,}< 


D. 

DalhousiecoiJeue.    Endowment  '  Fishen'ueu.  .V... 

*       ■'"•  '  Fishiiii.-  trip>^.  :t7.  ;),s. 


Tir 


Km; 


General  biJcx. 


FK-misli  corsnir.  Attink   l)v.    IL'.    (iininl-lMtiit.  'IIk-.  .".2. 


47. 
Kl.v-l)(»iit.  ("iii)tiir((it'('a.«<tiir.-.  Tl. 
"  I'Myiii;:  Hors*-."  Tin-  vt'sscl.   12. 
l'"()ra^niiK  parties,  liritisli.  .jU. 
K(»rts  ; 

liaruii  CaMiiiV.   12.  2(t.  21. 

Cat^tiiu'.  '.t-11.  .".2.  n;. 

l)'.\iiliu'v"s.  .■>.  7.71. 
FriMicii.";'..   7.  '.'--ll.    12.  21  >. 

21.   71. 
( ii'orji'i'.    i><i.   'll.    •>!,  )!.».  ;»i 


(iiiaril.-.  Stations  of.  in  IM."..  .Vi. 

n. 

Ilaiiu-y's  plantation.  ;'>!. 
"  IIanii»(ii'n."  'I'lit-  vtssil.  ;'.(!. 
Ilardscralilili-  mountain,  '.'■">. 
Ilatcii's  i)oint.  '.\\.  7"i. 

woods.  s7. 
Ilcaltlifnlncss  of  the    town.    <>1), 
711. 


.M.rui'.   ..«'.   ..1.   -+,  -'•  -.  •    ,ienrv-s  poi.it.  iU.  72. 

^^.  _4l..(..  .,2.  ....  ..N,  -^.  |i,i.,,-|J,i.  !.:.. 

.Ma.hson.   ..2.  o...  ....  ,<..  >1.     ,,i„,,,,Vs  rock.  ;12. 

'•**••  ,  ,     ,  .  ,.        lloiln-ook  island.  71.  .s7. 

lVnta,o.t.  s.   !.-ll      12.  2-..    •■  Ho,K..-'TiH.  v.s.el.  C 

22.  .  1.  .2.  M.  ''-.  ;  iiyrst-slioi-  cn-i-k.  W.  ;»! 

!'"•"»•  -1- •'•:•.•'•••  i  II,>siMtal  island.  71. 


I'orti'r.  tit.  7"; 
I'ownal.  2t;. 
I'liitcd  States.  7t;. 
Krencli  elia]iel.  Hi.   12. 
colony.  ;'>. 
tisliiiiL''  anil   tradinii'  station 

2. 
fort.   :'..    7.  ;t-ll.    12.  2n.  21 

71. 
settlement.  .">.  <'.<>. 
settlers,  n. 
Frnit-dish    i)rt'sent(-d    to    I'.S.S 
"  ( 'astini'."  'i.'). 


(J. 

(iarden.  Castin's.  21. 
(iild)i't.  The.  :.S.  :.!•.  ^4. 
(ioose  falls.  !>"». 

(iovernor    of     Acadia.    Castin's 
relation  with.  14. 
Anselm   Castin    siMit   to  the. 

n;. 

New  Knuland.  \'isit  of   tlie. 
24. 
(ioveriutr's  aildress.  2.">. 


H.itels: 

Acadian.  77.  init. 

Castine.  77.   1<»(I. 

renta.m)et.  77.  H"l. 
House  warminiis.  (!l. 
Houses  : 

'The  author's.  7S. 

Avery.  7s.  7'.i. 

Karon  Castin's.  2it. 

( 'astine.  77. 

Cohl).  77. 

Dyer.  77. 

(Jay.  77. 

llooke.  77. 

.lohnston.  7s. 

N.  r.  Noyes'.  7S. 

l\'rkins".  7s. 

Stovt'r  Match.  Ml. 

'I'ilden.  7s. 


Whitinu' 
Houses.  Old. 


'.I. 


I. 

Incorjioration  of  lirooksvilK*.  a*! 
(astine.  4<!. 


r,[). 


'^HWlBMMMMciti^jimJlj^ 


THE     DVCE-S     HEAD     LIGhTh 


OUSE. 


It".  ;)»). 


Ge/ii'ij/  Index. 


107 


Iiicoriiurtitiuii  of  r.iiohsc.t.  Id. 

IlldclH'IKlcllCf     i|;|\      (Vl,.|.|;ilinll- 

<;4.  i;:.. 

Indiiiii  hiir.  ;»,"). 

Imliaiis.  Accoiiiil  i»f  llic.  |.  i>.  17. 
'I"rii(litiuii  iinioiii''  the.  ;;. 

Illtl'lllplTilllfc      illllOlli'-     till-      >nl- 

ilitTs.  r.i?,  ;,;;. 

Illtri'licliliiciits.     'I'lir     .\liiciir;ili 

.•'.4.  77. 
I^lt'  iiii  lliiiit.  Kxciirsiuiis   t(..  117. 
Ni'ws  rfcfi\f(l  from.  ;!7. 

,1. 

-lail,  Tlu'.  7:t. 

.lesiiit.x,  'I'lio.  ,s|, 

.loiics's  IJanLfcr.-'.  'I'lic.  |n. 


"    MilSSilcllllSfttN."    Sloop.    2\. 

.Mt'ftiiiir.||oii>i..  The  ,,1,|.  7;). 
Mfiiiorial  statue.  'I'lic.  ;»] . 
Mi'ii-of-uar,  'I'lif  Hritisli.  .'.(i.  :!;•,, 

Mfichaiils  of  ('astiiic.  (id. 
•Militia.  Tile.  i>s.  i>i),  ;i;;.  .-,7. 
Mill   (•(iii>tnicte(|   liv  ('astiii.   l'ii. 

D'Aiiliiev  "s.  7. 
Mills.  S.iw  iiiid  yri>t.  .Vs. 
Minister's  lot.  'I'll,.,   ii;. 
Moliie.     Iiiteilde.l    s,.ttleiiiellt     at. 

.Morse's  cove.  ;t;;. 
Murder.  Trials  for.  ."is, 
Kxecutioiis  for.  ."is. 
Mlister-Liroiiiiii.  The  (dd.  7!l. 


K. 

Kearney.  .Vssaiijt    11)1011  Lieuten- 
ant. .".;;. 
Keener  farm.  'I'lie.  S7. 
Kench's  hill.  ItC. 
Koptoiirapli.v.  Specimens  of.  :,(;. 

I.. 

I-a  Tour.  .Marriaye  of.  s. 
Lawrence  l)a,\ .  \H\. 
Lett,  [sland  I»f.  IC. 
Library.  The  town.  s',).  imi. 
Lijflit-luMise.    'I'he    Dvee's    Head 
.S-t.  !M). 

Fort  I'oint,  ',1.!. 

I'unipkin  island.  ;i(i. 
Lony-  islauil.  24.  .".C.  ;',s. 

M. 

Madison  park.  .S4.  1»(). 
ALiils.  The.  .")L>.  ](j1. 
•Manufactorv .  ("hair,  .".s 

Hat.  -.7. 
Marines.  The.  .JL  ;{;■!.  .•{4. 
Massachusetts.   Tiie  g«v«.rnment 
of.  7.  2S.  4(;. 


N. 

Narrows,  dohnson's.  ;»s. 

Tlu'  lower.  1)2. 
Nautilus.    The  island.  :;!.  ;!;!.  ;;j. 
;i.").  .S7. 

'I'lie  sloop.  .!((.  :',{, 
Net^io  islands,  7! . 
Newspapers  puhlishe.j  in  (  'astiue 

Noddle  island.  71. 
Normal  school,  '{'he.  Cd.  ,;|. 
North  point.  :t'2. 
"  North."  'I'he  sloop,  .id. 
Northern  hay.  24.  .".il.  !»4. 
Nornmheti-ue.  'I'he  river.  .;. 
Nova   Scotia   surrendered   to  the 
Krench,  It. 


( >. 

<  >atli   of  allegiance    renuired     'i 

.•id.  ■ 

<  diservatory.    The.  !i2. 
'  >lil  liouses.  77    7'.». 

< Heron.  Frani'e.  \:>,.  17. 
Urcutt's  harbor.  'J(j. 


h^ 


los 


Gi'IU't\ll  Iluh'X. 


^B 


OnliTs  isMiii'd  to  iuliiiliitiiiilH.  ;ls. 

tti  sdldifis.  ;\s, 
(  M'tino,  TIh'  siiclifin.  2. 

'I'hf  town,  2. 
(  hpliiin's  isliiiiil.  !•!. 


I'lirk.  Miitlisoii.  s\.  IMi. 

WitlifiU'.  7<J,  Md. 
I'ars«»iiii<fc  Itit.  'I'lic.  Iii. 
I'ciiiii(|iiiil.  'I'lic  Hiii'Dii  ('iisliii  lit. 


I'fiiul)sc()t    l.iiv.  2.  .;.  2t;.  tilt.  7<i, 


(■xiu'diliuii.  2^  .">(). 
Incorporation  of.  "•<!. 


Iiiilians.  1 , 
river.  2.  '■'• 


1(1.  -1. 


")(i.  7n. 


I'fimss  Ivjiiiiii      Journal,"      .\c- 
connt   ot  t-arlv   scttlcnu-nt 


I'enti 


in  the,  2(i 

IgOl't. 


:'.    '>; 


iioiux 


I',  I  ( 


I'trkins  farni.  Tlif  Jonathan,  s" 

point.  s7. 
I'lymoutii  colonv.  'Tlif.  .">.  tl.  71. 
roily  Coots'  fove.  ;t!t. 
Topulation  in  li'>7  1.12. 
I'ort    of    entry.    Castine    a.    ."» 1 

r.c. 

I'ost-otHe 


(^iinrries.  'I'lie  irranite.  !••;. 

K. 

liaiiroad  connection^.  HM.  ]i)2. 
Hani  island,  ss. 
Keifiinent.  'I'lie  lioston,   l",t. 
|{«'Kiinenls,  'I'lie  Mritisli.  27. 
Kelics  preserved  in  town,  mi  S2. 
Ki'sidents  of  (  asiine.  <!'.». 

Suiiiiner.  7it. 
Hevolntion.  The  War  of  the.  27 

i:.. 

UidKc.  'I'he.  ;»4. 
HiHi'-pits.  'I'iie  .Vnierican.  77. 
Hij;lit  of  search.  The.  -is. 
Hivers  : 

.Ax'oncv.    liatiiiduci',    lieauti- 
ful,";5. 

I)e  la  roinie  an  llestre.    22 

lleriiioso.  Noriimlieiiiie.  .'>. 

I'l-nobscot.  2.  ;'.. 


Hio  ( 


■  ramie 


:)2.  .".(',.   10] 


I'otterv.  Indian.  72. 


Hoj)e-\\  alk.  Tlu'.  .')7. 
"  l^»se."  The  fri},'ate.  2(i. 
Hoiites.  Steamboat.   KH.  102. 
Kow-hoats.  '.»7,  US. 


Sail-maker's  lofts.  '>7 . 
Saint  Famille.  Parish  of.   Hi. 
Saint  Saiiveur.  Settlement  of. 


I'ownal's    description    of    I'eiita-    Scotch  families.  2(1 


yuet,  2-1. 


School  lot.  The.  4t; 


•rest 


iitatit)n     to     I  .S.    ( 'rniser  '  Schools,  tlo. 


Castine."  (!.">. 


I'rivateers,  .\nierican.  '>\. 
Proclamations,  fii . 
I'rofes.sional  men  in  Castine.  ■"»;». 
Provincial  (Ji'iieral    ("ourt.     I'he. 

4(;. 
l'rt)visions.  A  scarcity  (»f,  .'is. 
I'umj)  and    block    mauiifactorv. 

5«. 


Sea-captains  of  Castine.  ti(.>. 
Secret  socii-ties  : 

(  astine  («ranj"t'.  1<H. 

(irand  .\rmy,  s;t. 

.Masons.  .s,s.'  ,s;t. 

(►dd  Ktdlows,  8t». 
Settlement.    The   .American.    24. 
2.'.. 

Kntrlish.  "i. 


Gene  ml  l)iJcx. 


101) 


Si'ttlfriifiit.   rile  Kitiich.  ;,. 
Scttlcr>.    CliiirficItT    of    the,   •_':). 
•  11.  111'. 

First  lU'riiDiiifiii.  I'l ,  i'."). 

Fr<'iicli.  s.  LM. 
Sfwcrs.  I'lililic.  (;i». 
Shell  (It'iKisiis.  ~'2. 
Sliip-liiiililiiiM-  in  Ciistin,..  :,7. 
Sliip-Viinl.  'I'lic  Niivcs.  sc. 
Sliirc  town.  Ciistiiif  ii.   17.  .".(I. 
"Sky   K'ockct."'  'I'hf  vcssrl,  Wi',. 

Socictit's  ill  ( 'iistiiii',  ss  im. 
Soldiers.  CoiKJiK't  ot  Mritisli.  :,". 

Moniinieiii.  !)|. 
Soiitlit-rn  liny.  '.•s. 
S|iiiil  cove.  ;t;i. 

Stiimuis.  Assault    ii|ioii    ( 'ii|itjiiii. 
.") ."  > . 

Sicjinilioiits  toiicliiiiy  ill  ("iisliiif 

ini,  1(12. 
Stocks,  'i'lie.  7:». 
Stroiiu.    A  swonl   for  (Jovciiior. 

Siiniiiu'r  cottiii-fs.  .")7.  s;;.  ; 

r('S((rt.  (;;». 


i  'I'nw  II  Imlj,    riif.  711. 
To"  iis|ii|)  \n.  ;;.  ji; 
'rradiiitr-lioiisi'.  Attack  on,  l,v  the 
Krciicli.  .">.  <;. 
Situation  of.  :..  7  | . 
irailitioiis,  :;.   I . 
I'rask's  rock.  ;'.L',  '.•!'. 
'I'rcaly  ot"  iJrcda.    Ih..  s. 

I'lirtlc  Head, :»;;. 

\V. 

\\'ads\vortli  co\e.    I'.t,   7i;. 
\N'alker's  pond.  Its, 
^\'i^lks  alxnit  ('asiinc.  '.hi  ;ii>. 
Will-    of     the      l»'evo|iili(.ii,     'I'll,.. 

L'7   i:.. 

IM2  i:..  Is  ,-,,-,. 

the  liclMdlion,  :,7. 
\\'atciiim-|.|ace,    .NdvaiilaHCv     ol 

<  'iistiiii'  as  a,  flit. 
Wtdis  in  Casliiie.  'I'lic.  '.i|, 
Ulialelioats  sent  to  |{ostoii.  ;i(. 
W'iiidinill.  The.  '.»l. 
W'inslow's  cove,  7.  :t|, 
NN'itherle  park.  Itj.  iii>. 


Taniierv.  The.  :)7. 
Tiirratiiies.  The.  1,  i'.   m. 
Ttdeorai»h  and  tideidioiie  oMiccs 

ioi. 
Ten-mile  drive.  The.  \\'>. 
'Hieatre  lioyal.  The.  CL'. 
Thoniaslon.  liritish  attack  (.n.  Is. 
Tories,  2(1.  ;t7.  Id. 


X'. 

Xinieiies,  .\dvertiseniciil  o|'  (',d- 
oiiel,  .").■!. 

V. 

Viiclit  ('lull,  :t7. 

Viicht  (diilt-hoiise.  117, 
VjiehtiiiLT.  '••". 
^  illlkee   Doodle  llp>et,"  7s. 


n-A«<.^u;r!fS^':v 


f  r^ 


If  I 


INDEX    OF    NAMES. 


> 


A. 

.\rliirn>.  AUrrd  F.,  tl.".. 
Allcrtoii.  Isiiiic,  r»,  (■(. 
AiiH'M,  .laiiifs  M.,  It?. 
Andros,  Kdnioml.  L'n.  I'l . 
Aiihiii.  Siiiiit.  L'L'. 
Avery.  Siildiiiiiii.  '_'."i, 

B. 

Hiill.  KliciU'/t-r.  .'.s,  .".:•.  71, 
liiinic.  C'ii])tiiin.  'il. 
liiitt's.  Cliiiilfs  \'\.  s',. 
BpllcisU'.    AlfXiimli  r    Ic    i'mrniii 

lit'.  L'd. 
Biiinl.  Kniliir.  I. 
Bliikf,  (nMUTiil.  Js. 

'I'liomas  I)..  s|. 
Bodwi'll,  Mr.,  s;;. 
Holiiii.  A.  K..  s4.  s:i.  ,«n;». 
Bond.  liciijiiniiii  K..  <;i . 
lioniiycastlf.  Captiiin.  fU. 
Bowd'cii.  Calflt,  L^"l. 

Paul.  2.-.. 
Brastow  ,  1a«  is  ( >..  s,").  • 
lirt'Wcr.  Colonid.  L".'. 
liroodrifk,  .1.,  (ll. 
Brooks.  Noah,  s,'). 
Broil villc.  Mr..  ;;:,. 
Brown.  Mr..  :'>'>. 
Bnrr.  H.  M..  Si',. 
Burton.  Benjamin,  II.  71. 

C. 

Calof.  .lolin.  ;5S. 
ranipboll,  Oi'iii-ral,  41,  42. 


Caryill.  Captain.  LM. 
(  arson.  Natlianitd,  '.\s. 
Castin.  Anastasii'.  14.  2n. 
Ansflni.  14.  Id.  17. 
Baron  .leanXMiiCfnt  dc  Saint. 

I.  2.  I:!.  20-2:'.. 
.losi'ph  Daltidis.   14.  17   2<t. 
Mathilde.   14.  i:..   Id. 
Tlicresi'.  14. 
asliiif.  .1.  \V..  2;'.. 
lianildy.  Monsieur  de.  12. 
'Iiaiii|daiii,  2. 
'iark.  .laiiies.  2.">. 
olby.  Mrs.  ,lose|ili.  ;i7. 
'oilier.  (leorj^e.  '■U',. 
'oker.  ( 'aptain.  .*)U. 
diinor.  .lolin.  2'>. 
'ox.  ( 'aptain.  24. 
'raitf.  .lauies  Henry.  M. 
'iiuniniiliain.    I?anial)as,  ;i.'^. 
usliinjr,  (ieiieral.  2S,   40. 


1). 

D'Andiuny.  Iliilierl.  Clievalior 
de  (irandfonlaiiU',  S. 

DAiiliiey  i\v  Cliarnissy.  Charles 
de  Mt'iiou.  (I.  7.  s. 

Dennis,  Lieiit»'iiant.  (!4. 

De  IV-yster.  (Jeiieral,   I". 

Dieke.'  Waldo.  40. 

Douglass,  .folin.  2*). 

Dowju's,  .lolin  Tileston,  'tS. 

Drossor,  John  W..  d,".. 

Dvce,  Mr.,  ;!,s. 


huicx  of  ^/,imrs. 


Ill 


K. 

Klliott.  Fiiciitcnnnt.  7,s. 

Sftli.  :.'.»,  74. 
Kvjiii.N,  f,iciitcriiuit.  .'((1. 

F. 

Fillos.    \t\vni»(|.  4l». 
FillfhruvMi.  ('a|tt;iiii.  |.s. 
FisluT.  FiirHon,  ;,s. 
FU'tclicr.  (Jriinvillc  T..  do. 
Front,  (n-iicral.  2s. 
Fuller.   Arllmr.  sd. 

a. 

dniii',  (u'litrjil.  L'fl. 


J. 
.JoiU's.  .Iiilii).   In. 


K. 

Koiiriu  V.  Mciiiftiant.  .'.;<. 
Kt'cui'r,  \V.  A..  s7. 
Kiiid.  raptiiiii  L'o. 
Kustaiirn,  Miss,  ]>:',. 


I -.my.  Mr..  .".;;. 

I'.i   'I"-iiir.  riiiirl.'s   St.    Kstieiiii.', 

<i.  7.  s. 
I-'Aiivcryat.  Fatlirr,  17. 


(fiiulit).   a   rnissionarv   |.ri(st.  l'o.  l-eviu^rsf,,,,,,    \|,.      |,; 

J't'li.  (Japtain,  .-.(».  I.,. wis.  An-ln-w.  |,s. 

Ueorge.  Captain.  2(»,  21.  I-ittlr.  Artli.ir.  s,;. 

Tirliny,  Captain.  C.  Captain.  ;;i». 

'•uoilcnow.   Ilfiiry  ('..  s;;.  Moses.  2s. 

<ioss('lin,  (ii'rard."  H».  ."2.  Otis.  .■;()" 

Jjott.  Charles.  !H..  '  L„vell.  (ieneral.  ;'.:..  ;{7.   in 
'•ran.lfontaine,   Chevalier  .le    s 

'-•                                    "     "  i 

('Tny.  licnhen.  2<i.  ^^^ 

♦Griffith.  Kdward.  (12,    (U.  r,:,.  -r,  ■^l'""'"'<l<.t"ando.  2,  II. 

^irindle,  Daniel.  2."..                        '  ^l<'<'nlliini.  Finlev,  :\s. 


.1.  U'..  sii. 
Konhen,  2."i. 

II. 

"iill.  Samuel.  <;i. 
Ifiirris,  K.  K.,  ss. 
ITarrowhy,  Lieuten.int.  ill 
llatch.  Frederick.  2.'.. 
Ilinekloy,  Cai'tiiin.  ;i2. 
Ilooke.  Frederie,  nO,',]. 

Miss  Jeanetto,  CI. 
Hooper,  Charles  If.,  ,S!». 
flutchins,  K.  ir.,  88. 


Irvins,  Major,  C,L 


■Miickesy.  ,!..  (14,  i]r>. 

•M<'l>:iUKlilin,  lleury.  s;;. 
i  McLean,  Francis,  27,  2s.  .;;,.  ff), 
I  Marson.  Monsieur.  12. 
'  .Mii.x(Mi,  William.  7S.  ' 

•Milnes,  Admiral.  :>:>. 

Moore.  Sir  John,  .!;!. 

•Morev.  Kilwiii.  s|. 

-M«»«att,  Captain.  ;;u.  ;;|,  ;;.;. 

X. 

Newton.  William.  .-.!. 
Noyes,  Nelson  1'.,  7,s. 


i  Orono,  The  suchein,  2. 


112 


Index  of  Njjjil's. 


P. 

r'iilincr.  .Iiidjic  l.'i. 

and    West,    ('oniiiiis>i(incr: 

'JO. 

I'aii.  .liiMH's  I'rt.r.  )>]>. 
I'lrkins,  Abriili.iiii.  L*'). 

Jaim-s.  ■).'!. 

.Itdin.  2:..  ;'.(). 

.loiiiitliaii.  S7. 


Trask.  The  titt  r.  :V2. 
TmniiHTs,  KiisiiTii  ,1..  <i4. 

VaudrfMiil.  ( idvcnior.   Ki. 
Vt-azie.  Adjutant  .1.,  til. 

Andrew.  '2'). 

Cliarles.  t;2. 


oseph.  2.1. 


rerrot.  Miinsieur.  II, 


.loll 
,1 


n. 


(tstnia. 


crrv 


Tlion 


lit 


iilien. 


riiillirook.  Kdward  K..  >' 
I'liillips.  Naflian.  iis. 
Preble.   Kdward,  ;'.',». 
I'(d.  lie'  nliard.  s;',. 
I'orter.   W.  I)..  S7. 

H. 

lia/.illai.  (ieiieral,  H. 
HeViTi'.  Paul.  L".t. 
Filioades.  .lolm.   IL'. 


HI 


lode 


M 


r..  .(.). 


I\'icliards(»n.  All»e!l  F.,  (11.  .s',t. 
I\'()}rers.  Colontd.   lo. 
I\'f>sier.  .lames.  2. 


Saint  Aniiin.  Monsieur.  '_'"_'. 
Saltonstall.    Dndlev,    L's.  :',\. 

.".(I. 
Sands.  Lieutenant.  .M». 
Si'henck.  Miss  Caroline.  S\. 
Slierlirooke.  Sir  .lolm  ('..  \\K 

Smith.  ( "ai)tain.  !*'.•. 
Standish.  MiU's,  <;. 
Staniuis.  Cajitain.  V;. 
Stockton.  Lieutenant.  1 1. 
Stroiifj.  (lovernor.  ."(4. 


'rhonii)son.  (ieneral,  2S, 
Trask,  Saniuel,  20. 


Sainm-I.  ■_'■">. 
Viiiiiaiid.  Ilenr\ .   I  I 


W. 

Wadsworth.  IVdeu.  'J'.i,  M. 
Walker,  Kiehard.  s. 
Wannerton.  Mr..  7. 
Waters.  Daniel  S..  (I!. 
Wa,\  .   Miss  Frances.  s|. 
Wehher.  Andrew.  '2'>. 


ose]i|i.  2.>. 


w.  -J.). 


Wehster.  Andre 
Wenaniouet.  The  sachem.  L'. 
Wescott.  <  ieorye.  .">  I . 

'I'liomas.  2'>. 
Wevmoutll.  (iectViie.  'J. 
Wheeler,  (Jeorye  A..  <;."). 


<ouise 


CI, 


Whitinu:.  Mrs.  Sanniid  K..  7."^. 
Wild,   i-ieutenant.  (11. 
Williams.  Ilenrs  ('..  77.  ^7. 

Mr..  ;!s. 
Winu.  W.  II..  Si\. 
Witham.  .lereniiah.  'J'>. 
Witlierle.  (u'orm'  H.,  71.  SL'. 


William  II..  t 


••).  (>. 


Wood.  Frank  P..  s;5.  s:..  ,s;». 
Woodhurv,  Collision,  (!(t. 


Xinienos.  (^donel.  ."»."..  ()4, 


